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Selection of a plant-bacterium pair as a novel tool for rhizostimulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Oct 2001
Kuiper I, Bloemberg G V, Lugtenberg B J
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We developed a novel procedure for the selection of a microbe-plant pair for the stable and efficient degradation of naphthalene. Based on the rationale that root exudate is the best nutrient source available in soil, the grass (Lolium multiflorum) cultivar Barmultra was selected because of its abilities to produce a highly branched root system, root deeply, and carry a high population of Pseudomonas spp....
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