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    The Cucurbita pepo seed microbiome: genotype-specific composition and implications for breeding

    Plant breeding activities shape the rhizosphere microbiome but less is known about the relationship of both with the seed microbiome. We analyzed the composition of bacterial communities of seeds and rhizosphe...

    Eveline Adam, Maria Bernhart, Henry Müller, Johanna Winkler in Plant and Soil (2018)

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    Kill or cure? The interaction between endophytic Paenibacillus and Serratia strains and the host plant is shaped by plant growth conditions

    Verticillium wilt is difficult to suppress, and causes severe yield losses in a broad range of crops. Five Serratia and five Paenibacillus endophytic isolates showing antagonistic properties against fungal pathog...

    Daria Rybakova, Maria Schmuck, Ute Wetzlinger, Angela Varo-Suarez in Plant and Soil (2016)

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    Stenotrophomonas rhizophila DSM14405T promotes plant growth probably by altering fungal communities in the rhizosphere

    Stenotrophomonas rhizophila DSM14405T is of high biotechnological interest as plant growth stimulator, especially for salinated conditions. The objective of this study was to determine the effect...

    Christoph Stephan Schmidt, Mohamadali Alavi in Biology and Fertility of Soils (2012)

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    Promotion of growth, health and stress tolerance of Styrian oil pumpkins by bacterial endophytes

    Substantial yield losses of Styrian oil pumpkin caused by the fungus Didymella bryoniae and bacterial pathogens were recently reported. Here we applied bacterial endophytes with a broad antagonistic activity to p...

    Michael Fürnkranz, Eveline Adam, Henry Müller in European Journal of Plant Pathology (2012)

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    Analysis of the endophytic lifestyle and plant growth promotion of Burkholderia terricola ZR2-12

    Members of the genus Burkholderia are highly versatile bacteria that can be beneficial as well as pathogenic for their eukaryotic hosts. Furthermore, many strains exhibit a remarkable biotechnological potential. ...

    Ilona Gasser, Massimiliano Cardinale, Henry Müller, Stefanie Heller in Plant and Soil (2011)

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    Ecology and Human Pathogenicity of Plant-Associated Bacteria

    Plant species and organs are colonised by diverse bacterial communities, which fulfil important functions for their host. Plant-associated bacteria have a great potential in diverse areas of biotechnology, e.g...

    Gabriele Berg, Christin Zachow in Regulation of Biological Control Agents (2011)

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    Impact of formulation procedures on the effect of the biocontrol agent Serratia plymuthica HRO-C48 on Verticillium wilt in oilseed rape

    Verticillium wilt is an important disease in oilseed rape with an increasing importance worldwide. Currently, there are no methods available to suppress the pathogen. A biological protection strategy on the ba...

    Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg in BioControl (2008)