Effect of Root Agglutinin on Microbial Activities in the Rhizosphere
AUTOR(ES)
Chao, Wei-Liang
RESUMO
A total of 220 bacterial isolates were obtained from pea rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere samples. Of these samples, 100 isolates were chosen randomly to test for their agglutinative reaction against pea root exudate. The percentage of positive agglutination of bacteria isolated from the nonrhizosphere sample was significantly lower than that of bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere sample. Moreover, this agglutinative reaction could not be blocked either by treating the bacterial cells or root exudate with different carbohydrates before they were mixed or by boiling the root exudate first. Bacteria that could be agglutinated by pea root exudate followed the downward growth of the pea root through the soil profile. The greater abilities of such bacteria to colonize the pea rhizosphere were indicated by their higher rhizosphere-colonizing (rhizosphere/nonrhizosphere) ratios, whether the bacteria were added alone or together with nonagglutinating bacteria. However, bacteria did show different agglutinative reactions toward root exudates obtained from different plants.
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