Actinomycetes are a diverse family of filamentous bacteria that produce a plethora of natural
products relevant for agriculture, biotechnology and medicine, including the majority of the …

Plants associate with a wide range of microorganisms, with both detrimental and beneficial
outcomes. Central to plant survival is the ability to recognize invading microorganisms and …

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+ C DNA content that constitute one of
the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and …

Background Nitrogen is an essential nutrient in plant growth. The ability of a plant to supply
all or part of its requirements from biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) thanks to interactions …

Streptomyces bacteria are ubiquitous in soil, conferring the characteristic earthy smell, and
they have an important ecological role in the turnover of organic material. More recently, a …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

In legume nodules, symbiosomes containing endosymbiotic rhizobial bacteria act as
temporary plant organelles that are responsible for nitrogen fixation, these bacteria develop …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and the rhizobia-legume (RL) root endosymbioses are
established as a result of signal exchange in which there is mutual recognition of diffusible …

Nitrogen is crucial for living cells, and prior to the introduction of mineral N fertilizer, fixation
of atmospheric N 2 by diverse prokaryotes was the primary source of N in all ecosystems …

The diversity of Actinobacteria isolated from the gut microbiota of two freshwater fish species
namely Schizothorax zarudnyi and Schizocypris altidorsalis was investigated employing …