Improved Cultivation and Isolation of Diverse Endophytic Bacteria Inhabiting <i>Dendrobium</i> Roots by Using Simply Modified Agar Media
Tomoki Nishioka, Hideyuki Tamaki
Abstract
roots. Besides, even phylogenetically novel and/or recalcitrant endophytic bacteria were successfully obtained by the same strategy. The obtained endophytic bacteria could serve as "living material" for elucidating their unprecedented functions related to the conservation of endangered orchid plants. Furthermore, the culture method used in this study may enable the isolation of various endophytic bacteria dominating not only in orchid plants but also in other useful plants.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyDendrobiumAxenicIsolation (microbiology)Endangered speciesOrnamental plantBotanyMetagenomicsFlatwormOrchidaceaeBacteriaEcologyMicrobiologyGeneticsHabitatGeneBiological and pharmacological studies of plantsPlant tissue culture and regenerationPlant and animal studies