Streptomyces bacteria are ubiquitous in soil, conferring the characteristic earthy smell, and
they have an important ecological role in the turnover of organic material. More recently, a …

During the past decade, soil and geochemists have adopted a variety of novel chemical–
analytical methods to explore the chemistry of soil organic N (N org). This chapter …

Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) engage in a mutualism with a fungus that serves as the
ants' primary food source, but successful fungus cultivation is threatened by microfungal …

Background Studies on mycorrhiza associated bacteria suggest that bacterial-fungal
interactions play important roles during mycorrhiza formation and affect plant health. We …

The genome sequences of 16 Streptomyces strains, showing potential for plant growth-
promotion (PGP) activities in rice, sorghum, chickpea and pigeonpea, isolated from herbal …

Lettuce drop, caused by the soil borne pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is one of the most
common and serious diseases of lettuce worldwide. Increased concerns about the side …

Actinobacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of yam plants from agricultural fields from
Yeoju, South Korea and analyzed for their genetic and plant‐beneficial functional diversity …

Plant growth-promoting Streptomyces are the gram positive bacteria inhabiting the soil and
root surface. Streptomyces are widely recognized for their production of an array of …

Despite a long history of use in phytomanagement strategies, the impacts of poplar trees on
the structure and function of microbial communities that live in the soil remain largely …

Streptomyces strains isolated from Nelliyampathy forest soil of Western Ghats, Kerala, India
were evaluated for their antibacterial efficacy against two indicator pathogenic bacteria …