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To synthesize current scientific understanding of bacterial endophytic colonization across plant species, focusing on the colonization of maize by Populus endophytes.

November 25, 2017MicroorganismsOpen Access

Bacterial Endophyte Colonization and Distribution within Plants

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SKShyam L. KandelEdward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center PJPierre M. JoubertUniversity of Washington SDSharon DotyUniversity of Washington

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Narrative review uncovers mechanisms of bacterial endophyte colonization in crops, highlighting strategies to improve agricultural sustainability.

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To synthesize current scientific understanding of bacterial endophytic colonization across plant species, focusing on the colonization of maize by Populus endophytes.
Reviewed literature spanning classical microbiological techniques and high-throughput genomic approaches in plant-microbe interaction research.
Assessed mechanisms governing bacterial entry, internal distribution, and population dynamics across diverse host plant tissues.
Endophytes promote host growth via nitrogen fixation, phytohormone synthesis, nutrient acquisition, and abiotic and biotic stress mitigation without causing pathology.
Colonization requires specific entry, growth, and replication stages within the endosphere, though the molecular mechanisms regulating plant recruitment remain largely uncharacterized.

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Kandel et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fde9942b7486443fe5fc5 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms5040077

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Narrative review uncovers mechanisms of bacterial endophyte colonization in crops, highlighting strategies to improve agricultural sustainability.

Bacterial Endophyte Colonization and Distribution within Plants

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Bacterial Endophyte Colonization and Distribution within Plants

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