Burkholderia is a diverse and dynamic genus, containing pathogenic species as well as
species that form complex interactions with plants. Pathogenic strains, such as B …

The Burkholderia genus consists of over 40 Gram-negative, beta-proteobacteria species that
occupy remarkably diverse ecological niches. This genus contains species pathogenic to …

Bacterial endophytes are ubiquitous colonizers of the inner plant tissues where they do not
normally cause any substantial morphological changes and disease symptoms. In this …

Background In addition to human and animal diseases, bacteria of the genus Burkholderia
can cause plant diseases. The representative species of rice-pathogenic Burkholderia are …

Switchgrass (P anicum virgatum L.) is a perennial warm season grass that is native to the
plains of North America and is widely grown as a forage, bioenergy or groundcover crop …

Species of Burkholderia are highly versatile being found not only abundantly in soil, but also
as plants and animals' commensals or pathogens. Their complex multireplicon genomes …

Endophytic bacteria often promote plant growth and protect their host plant against
pathogens, herbivores, and abiotic stresses including drought, increased salinity or …

Enterobacter sp. SA187 is an endophytic bacterium that has been isolated from root nodules
of the indigenous desert plant Indigofera argentea. SA187 could survive in the rhizosphere …

Background Plant endophytic bacteria play an important role benefiting plant growth or
being pathogenic to plants or organisms that consume those plants. Multiple species of …

As current research activities have focused on symbiotic or parasitic plant–microbe
interactions, other types of associations between plants and microorganisms are often …