Microbial Ecology of Aerial Plant Surfaces

Author： Bailey   M.J.; Lilley   A.K.; Timms-Wilson   T.M.; Spencer-Phillips   P.T.N.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2006

E-ISBN: 9781845931780

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781845930615

Subject： Q94 Botany;S Agricultural Sciences;S3 Agriculture ( Agronomy )

Keyword： Botany and Plant Sciences Agricultural Science Agronomy and Crop Production

Language： ENG

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Description

All aerial plant surfaces, including leaves, stems and flowers are inhabited by diverse assemblages of microorganisms, including filamentous fungi, yeasts, bacteria, and bacteriophages. These organisms have profound effects on plant health and thus impact on ecosystem and agricultural functions. This book is based on proceedings from the 8th International Symposium on the mircobiology of aerial plant surfaces, held in Oxford 2005. This is a five yearly conference which brings together international scientists and provides a unique opportunity to discuss developments in this field.

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Contents

Preface

Contributors

Section I: Biodiversity and Population Genetics of Phyllosphere Communities

1. Phyllosphere Microbiology: A Perspective

2. Microbial Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Rhizosphere of Field Grown Crop Plants: Microbial Specialisation at the Plant Surface

3. Diversity, Scale and Variation of Endophytic Fungi in Leaves of Tropical Plants

4. Microorganisms in the Phyllosphere of Temperate Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment

Section II: Spatial Distribution and Biofilms

5. Bacterial Biofilm Formation, Adaptation and Fitness

6. Bacterial Assemblages on Plant Surfaces

7. The Role of Plant Genetics in Determining Above- and Below-ground Microbial Communities

8. A Survey of A-L Biofilm Formation and Cellulose Expression Amongst Soil and Plant-Associated Pseudomonas Isolates

Section III: Biological Control and Pathogenicity

9. Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Phyllosphere Applied Biological Control Agents

10. Ecophysiology of Biocontrol Agents for Improved Competence in the Phyllosphere

11. Compost Teas: Alternative Approaches to the Biological Control of Plant Diseases

Section IV: Gene Expression and Phyllosphere Genomics

12. Molecular Interactions at the Leaf Surface: Xanthomonas and its Host

13. Erwiniae: Genomics and the Secret Life of a Plant Pathogen

14. Host-Pathogen Interactions of Relevance to the Phyllosphere

Section V: Leaf Colonisation and Dispersal

15. Effects of Endophytes on Colonisation by Leaf Surface Microbiota

16. Plant Control of Phyllosphere Diversity: Genotype Interactions with Ultraviolet-B Radiation

17. Population Growth and the Landscape Ecology of Microbes on Leaf Surfaces

18. What DNA Microarrays Can Tell Us About Bacterial Diversity: A New Light on an Old Question

Section VI: Aerobiology and Plant Surface Microbiology

19. Human Pathogens and the Health Threat of the Phyllosphere

20. Post-harvest Spoilage of Wheat Grains: Malodour Formation and the Infection Process

21. Atmospheric Composition and the Phyllosphere: The Role of Foliar Surfaces in Regulating Biogeochemical Cycles

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