Molecular Mechanisms of Plant and Microbe Coexistence

Mika Tarkka, Silvia Schrey, Rüdiger Hampp (auth.), Professor Dr. Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal, Professor Dr. Patrice Dion (eds.)3540755748, 978-3-540-75574-6, 978-3-540-75575-3, 3540755756

Molecular Mechanisms of Plant and Microbe Coexistence presents studies on the complex and manifold interactions of plants and microbes at the population, genomics and proteomics level.

The role of soil microbial diversity in enhancing plant health and plant microbe beneficial symbioses is discussed. Microbial communities are shown in the light of evolution. Main topics include genome coexistence and the functional genomics and proteomics of plant-associated microbes, which could form the basis for new environmentally benign strategies to combat infectious plant diseases and regulate plant growth. Further chapters focus on the role of signaling during the different stages of plant microbe coexistence, in symbiotic or pathogenic relationships, in quorum sensing and plant viral infections. Methods for studying the interactions in the root zone complement the book, which will certainly be of relevance in the practical application to agriculture, food security and for maintaining the balance of our ecosystems.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xix
Plant Associated Soil Micro-organisms….Pages 3-51
Role of Microbial Diversity for Soil, Health and Plant Nutrition….Pages 53-74
Reconstructing Soil Biology….Pages 75-97
Rhizosphere Colonization: Molecular Determinants from Plant-Microbe Coexistence Perspective….Pages 99-123
Belowground Mycorrhizal Endosymbiosis and Aboveground Insects: Can Multilevel Interactions be Exploited for a Sustainable Control of Pests?….Pages 125-152
Evolutionary Genomics: Linking Macromolecular Structure, Genomes and Biological Networks….Pages 155-181
Evolutionary Genomics of the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Bacteria….Pages 183-198
Genetic and Epigenetic Nature of Transgenerational Changes in Pathogen Exposed Plants….Pages 199-214
Recent Advances in Functional Genomics and Proteomics of Plant Associated Microbes….Pages 215-241
Molecular Mechanisms of Biocontrol by Trichoderma spp…..Pages 243-262
Quorum Sensing in Bacteria-Plant Interactions….Pages 265-289
Signals in the Underground: Microbial Signaling and Plant Productivity….Pages 291-318
Protein-Protein Interactions in Plant Virus Movement and Pathogenicity….Pages 319-338
Effects of Root Exudates in Microbial Diversity and Activity in Rhizosphere Soils….Pages 339-365
Siderotyping, a Straightforward Tool to Identify Soil and Plant-Related Pseudomonads….Pages 369-382
Molecular Strategies for Identifying Determinants of Oomycete Pathogenicity….Pages 383-410
Molecular Methods for Studying Microbial Ecology in the Soil and Rhizosphere….Pages 411-436
Morphotyping and Molecular Methods to Characterize Ectomycorrhizal Roots and Hyphae in Soil….Pages 437-474
Back Matter….Pages 475-483