Plant–bacteria partnerships have been extensively studied and applied to improve crop
yield. In addition to their application in agriculture, a promising field to exploit plant–bacteria …

Survival of every organism on earth depends on its interactions with other organisms. For
example, animals form associations with the intestinal microflora, while plants develop …

Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN is a naturally occurring plant-associated bacterial
endophyte that effectively colonizes a wide range of plants and stimulates their growth and …

Microbe-assisted phytoremediation has been considered as a promising measure for the
remediation of heavy metal-polluted soils. In this study, a metal-tolerance and plant growth …

Background Plants harbor a diverse bacterial community, both as epiphytes on the plant
surface and as endophytes within plant tissue. While some plant-associated bacteria act as …

Piper nigrum is an interesting plant to study the endophytic microbial factors affecting plant
growth because of its unique features. Endophytic bacterial isolation from the plant resulted …

Plants have recently been recognized as meta-organisms due to a close symbiotic
relationship with their microbiome. Comparable to humans and other eukaryotic hosts …

Aims To isolate and characterize indigenous bacterial endophytes from cultivars of
switchgrass and study their antimicrobial and growth promoting potential. Methods and …

The diversity and beneficial characteristics of endophytic microorganisms have been studied
in Plectranthus tenuiflorus medicinal plant. However, information regarding naturally …

Plant-associated actinobacteria are rich sources of bioactive compounds including indole-
derived molecules such as phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). In view of few …