Restructuring of endophytic bacterial communities in grapevine yellows-diseased and recovered Vitis vinifera L. plants.
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SUBMITTER: Bulgari D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3147392 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
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Restructuring of endophytic bacterial communities in grapevine yellows-diseased and recovered Vitis vinifera L. plants.
Bulgari Daniela D Casati Paola P Crepaldi Paola P Daffonchio Daniele D Quaglino Fabio F Brusetti Lorenzo L Bianco Piero Attilio PA
Applied and environmental microbiology 20110527 14
Length heterogeneity-PCR assays, combined with statistical analyses, highlighted that the endophytic bacterial community associated with healthy grapevines was characterized by a greater diversity than that present in diseased and recovered plants. The findings suggest that phytoplasmas can restructure the bacterial community by selecting endophytic strains that could elicit a plant defense response. ...[more]
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