In nature, plants abundantly form beneficial associations with soilborne microbes that are
important for plant survival and, as such, affect plant biodiversity and ecosystem functioning …

Microorganisms are found everywhere, and they are closely associated with plants.
Because the establishment of any plant–microbe association involves chemical …

Bacteria belonging to the genera Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium,
Bradyrhizobium, and Azorhizobium (collectively referred to as rhizobia) grow in the soil as …

Eukaryotes often form symbioses with microorganisms. Among these, associations between
plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are responsible for the nitrogen input into various …

Nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria and leguminous plants have evolved complex signal
exchange mechanisms that allow a specific bacterial species to induce its host plant to form …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a major role in pathogen-plant interactions: recognition
of a pathogen by the plant rapidly triggers the oxidative burst, which is necessary for further …

Current data from bacterial pathogens of animals and from bacterial symbionts of plants
support some of the more general proposed functions for lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and …

Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to sense and respond to pathogen attacks.
Resistance against necrotrophic pathogens generally requires the activation of the jasmonic …

Biosphere nitrogen is subjected to rapid turnover, and because it is eventually lost as
nitrogen into the atmosphere, its maintenance requires continuous replenishment with …

Plants have exquisitely sensitive chemoperception systems for signal substances derived
from microorganisms. Among the microbial substances that plants can perceive at threshold …