Abstract Tissues of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) contain several endophytic
microorganisms of which Methylobacterium extorquens DSM13060 is a dominant species …

Endophytes are microbes that inhabit plant tissues without any apparent signs of infection,
often fundamentally altering plant phenotypes. While endophytes are typically studied in …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi have been shown to improve growth of the host plant before
the formation of physical ECM structures, ie during the so-called pre-mycorrhizal phase. In …

Plant inoculation with endophytic bacteria that normally live inside the plant without harming
the host is a highly promising approach for biological disease control. The mechanism of …

We studied the location and distribution of a bacterial isolate, a Mycobacterium sp., in buds
of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Using a probe specific for the 16S rRNA of the …

Studies of the ecological and evolutionary relationships between plants and their associated
microbes have long been focused on single microbes, or single microbial guilds, but in …

Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations involve the most diverse category of myocrrhizae. The
diversity derives from the fungal partners; more than 5,000 species of fungi, mainly …

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECMFs) that are involved in phosphorus mobilisation and turnover
have limited ability to mineralise phytate alone. The endofungal bacteria in the …

Bacteria represent a substantial fraction of the microorganisms that inhabit leaf surfaces. We
collected samples of the moss Funaria hygrometrica (L.) in the field and analysed the …

Microbes living in plant tissues—endophytes—are mainly studied in crop plants where they
typically colonize the root apoplast. Trees—a large carbon source with a high capacity for …