Maintenance and assessment of cell viability in formulation of non‐sporulating bacterial inoculants

T Berninger, Ó González López… - Microbial …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The application of beneficial, plant‐associated microorganisms is a sustainable approach to
improving crop performance in agriculture. However, microbial inoculants are often …

Common Features of Environmental and Potentially Beneficial Plant-Associated Burkholderia

ZR Suárez-Moreno, J Caballero-Mellado… - Microbial ecology, 2012 - Springer
The genus Burkholderia comprises more than 60 species isolated from a wide range of
niches. Although they have been shown to be diverse and ubiquitously distributed, most …

Burkholderia as a Source of Natural Products

S Kunakom, AS Eustáquio - Journal of natural products, 2019 - ACS Publications
Burkholderia bacteria are multifaceted organisms that are ecologically and metabolically
diverse. The Burkholderia genus has gained prominence because it includes human …

Quorum sensing and indole-3-acetic acid degradation play a role in colonization and plant growth promotion of Arabidopsis thaliana by Burkholderia phytofirmans …

A Zúñiga, MJ Poupin, R Donoso… - Molecular Plant …, 2013 - Am Phytopath Society
Although not fully understood, molecular communication in the rhizosphere plays an
important role regulating traits involved in plant–bacteria association. Burkholderia …

Enzymatic modifications of exopolysaccharides enhance bacterial persistence

GB Whitfield, LS Marmont, PL Howell - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are surface-attached communities of bacterial cells embedded in a self-produced
matrix that are found ubiquitously in nature. The biofilm matrix is composed of various …

ZnO Nanoparticles Affect Bacillus subtilis Cell Growth and Biofilm Formation

YH Hsueh, WJ Ke, CT Hsieh, KS Lin, DY Tzou… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are an important antimicrobial additive in many
industrial applications. However, mass-produced ZnO NPs are ultimately disposed of in the …

Exploring the role of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances for sustainable development in agriculture

I Saha, S Datta, D Biswas - Current Microbiology, 2020 - Springer
The incessant need to increase crop yields has led to the development of many chemical
fertilizers containing NPK (nitrogen–phosphorous–potassium) which can degrade soil …

Metagenomic insights into functional traits variation and coupling effects on the anammox community during reactor start-up

Y Zhao, B Jiang, X Tang, S Liu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Anammox technology is an energy-efficient wastewater treatment process and anammox
community structure has gained extensive attention. However, the dynamics of community …

Differential adaptation of microbial pathogens to airways of patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

G Döring, IG Parameswaran… - FEMS microbiology …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common autosomal recessive disorder in Caucasians, and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease of adults, are characterized by …

Two quorum sensing systems control biofilm formation and virulence in members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex

A Suppiger, N Schmid, C Aguilar, G Pessi, L Eberl - Virulence, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) consists of 17 closely related species that are
problematic opportunistic bacterial pathogens for cystic fibrosis patients and …