It is well known that healthy gut microbiota is essential to promote host health and well‐
being. The intestinal microbiota of endothermic animals as well as fish are classified as …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring soil bacteria that
aggressively colonize plant roots and benefit plants by providing growth promotion …

Microbes are capable of colonizing the rhizosphere and phyllosphere as well as living
inside the plant tissues as endophytes. The microbiomes associated with the crops have the …

Terrestrial plants can affect the growth and health of adjacent plants via interspecific
interaction. Here, we studied the mechanism by which plant root exudates affect the …

Background Traditional agro-systems in arid areas are a bulwark for preserving soil stability
and fertility, in the sight of “reverse desertification”. Nevertheless, the impact of desert …

▪ Abstract An increasing interest has emerged with respect to the importance of microbial
diversity in soil habitats. The extent of the diversity of microorganisms in soil is seen to be …

The use of plant growth promoting bacteria may prove useful in developing strategies to
facilitate plant growth under normal as well as diverse abiotic stress conditions. The …

Chapter presents a discussion on the term PGPR which underlines the need to have a
uniform definition to be used by all authors. The actual biodiversity of PGPR will be …

The most distinguishing feature of most members of the family Bacillaceae (phylum
Firmicutes) is their ability to form endospores that provide high resistance to heat, radiation …

The gut of the earthworm constitutes a mobile anoxic microzone to which the
microorganisms of aerated soils are subjected. During gut passage, the in situ factors of the …