Chemotaxis, the ability of motile bacteria to direct their movement in gradients of attractants
and repellents, plays an important role during the rhizosphere colonization by rhizobacteria …

Bacteria have evolved many different signal transduction systems that sense signals and
generate a variety of responses. Generally, most abundant are transcriptional regulators …

Abstract Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a quorum sensing signal that mediates communication
within and between many bacterial species. However, its known receptors (LuxP and LsrB …

Rhizosphere microbes play critical roles for plant's growth and health. Among them, the
beneficial rhizobacteria have the potential to be developed as the biofertilizer or …

Colonization of plant roots by Bacillus subtilis is mutually beneficial to plants and bacteria.
Plants can secrete up to 30% of their fixed carbon via root exudates, thereby feeding the …

Chemoreceptors in bacteria detect a variety of signals and feed this information into
chemosensory pathways that represent a major mode of signal transduction. The five …

Highlights•The three-step root colonisation of chemotaxis, attachment and biofilm were
concluded.•The bidirectional chemical communication between microbes and root was …

Bacteria have evolved a variety of signal transduction mechanisms that generate different
outputs in response to external stimuli. Chemosensory pathways are widespread in bacteria …

Bacterial biofilm represents a multicellular community embedded within an extracellular
matrix attached to a surface. This lifestyle confers to bacterial cells protection against hostile …

Summary Indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) is the main naturally occurring auxin and is produced
by organisms of all kingdoms of life. In addition to the regulation of plant growth and …