Soil Protists Can Actively Redistribute Beneficial Bacteria along Medicago truncatula Roots
Christopher J. Hawxhurst, Jamie L. Micciulla, Charles M. Bridges, Mikhael Shor, Daniel J. Gage, Leslie Shor
Abstract
sp., a ciliated protist, we show substantial and statistically significant transport with depth and breadth of bacteria-associated fluorescence as well as transport of viable bacteria. Co-inoculation with shelf-stable encysted soil protists may be employed as a sustainable agriculture biotechnology to better distribute beneficial bacteria and enhance the performance of inoculants.
Topics & Concepts
RhizosphereSinorhizobium melilotiBiologyMedicago truncatulaRhizobiaBulk soilMicrocosmBotanyMicroorganismBacteriaRoot hairSoil microbiologySymbiosisRoot noduleSoil waterEcologyBiochemistryGeneGeneticsLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics