There has been many recent studies on the use of microbial antagonists to control diseases
incited by soilborne and airborne plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi, in an attempt to …

Grain legumes are a cost-effective alternative for the animal protein in improving the diets of
the poor in South-East Asia and Africa. Legumes, through symbiotic nitrogen fixation, meet a …

Agricultural areas of land are deteriorating every day owing to population increase, rapid
urbanization, and industrialization. To feed today's huge populations, increased crop …

Microbial endophytes are symbionts dwelling within plant tissues without appearance of
disease symptoms on host plant and have been recently investigated for their plant growth …

Frankia is a genus of soil actinomycetes famous for its ability to form N 2-fixing root nodule
symbioses with actinorhizal plants. Although Frankia strains display a high diversity in terms …

It was assumed for a long time that the ability to catalyze atmospheric nitrogen (diazotrophy)
has a narrow distribution among actinobacteria being limited to the genus Frankia. Recently …

Diverse endophytic microbes construct complex interactions with their living hosts. Some are
mutually supportive and others parasitic, giving a large influence to plant health. Endophytic …

Background Recent studies highlighted the biosynthetic potential of nocardiae to produce
diverse novel natural products comparable to that of Streptomyces, thereby making them an …

Actinorhizal plants host mutualistic symbionts of the nitrogen-fixing actinobacterial genus
Frankia within nodule structures formed on their roots. Several plant-growth-promoting …

Actinorhizal plants form a symbiotic association with the nitrogen-fixing actinobacteria
Frankia. These plants have important economic and ecological benefits including land …