Microbial ecology of aerial plant surfaces

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Wallingford, UK : CABI, 2006

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9781845930615

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Leaves -- Microbiology -- Congresses

Microbial ecology -- Congresses

Plant-microbe relationships -- Congresses

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Bailey, Mark J.

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All aerial plant surfaces, including leaves, stems and flowers are inhabited by diverse assemblages of microorganisms, including filamentous fungi, yeasts, bacteria, and bacteriophages. These organisms have profound effects on plant health and thus impact on ecosystem and agricultural functions. This book is based on proceedings from the 8th International Symposium on the mircobiology of aerial plant surfaces, held in Oxford 2005. This is a five yearly conference which brings together international scientists and provides a unique opportunity to discuss developments in this field.

S. LindowT.M. Timms-Wilson and K. Smalla and T.I. Goodall and A. Houlden and V. Gallego and M.J. BaileyP. BaymanT. Muller and K. Strobel and A. UlrichS. Rice and S. KjellebergJ.-M. MonierJ.A. Schweitzer and J.K. Bailey and R.K. Bangert and S.C. Hart and T.G. WhithamA.J. Spiers and D.L. Arnold and C.D. Moon and T.M. Timms-WilsonB.J. JacobsenN. MaganW.F. Mahaffee and S.J. ScheuerellM. Wilson and W. Moss and Y. Zhang and T. JonesI.K. Toth and L. Moleleki and L. Pritchard and H. Liu and S. Humphris and L. Hyman and G.W. Axelsen and M.B. Brurberg and M. Ravensdale and E. Gilroy and P.R.J. BirchG.W. SundinR.W.S. Weber and H. AnkeA.E. Stapleton and S.J. SimmonsJ.H. AndrewsG.L. Andersen and Y.M. Piceno and T.Z. DeSantis and E.L. BrodieM.T. BrandlP.T.N. Spencer-Phillips and A. Wallington and W. Kockenberger and H.E. Gunson and N.M. RatcliffeD. Fowler and J.N. Cape and J. Muller and M. Coyle and M.A. Sutton and R. Smith and C. Jeffree

Preface	p. viii
Contributors	p. xiv
Section I Biodiversity and Population Genetics of Phyllosphere Communities
1 Phyllosphere Microbiology: A Perspective	p. 1
2 Microbial Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Rhizosphere of Field Grown Crop Plants: Microbial Specialisation at the Plant Surface	p. 21
3 Diversity, Scale and Variation of Endophytic Fungi in Leaves of Tropical Plants	p. 37
4 Microorganisms in the Phyllosphere of Temperate Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment	p. 51
Section II Spatial Distribution and Biofilms
5 Bacterial Biofilm Formation, Adaptation and Fitness	p. 67
6 Bacterial Assemblages on Plant Surfaces	p. 83
7 The Role of Plant Genetics in Determining Above- and Below-ground Microbial Communities	p. 107
8 A Survey of A-L Biofilm Formation and Cellulose Expression Amongst Soil and Plant-Associated Pseudomonas Isolates	p. 121
Section III Biological Control and Pathogenicity
9 Biological Control of Plant Diseases by Phyllosphere Applied Biological Control Agents	p. 133
10 Ecophysiology of Biocontrol Agents for Improved Competence in the Phyllosphere	p. 149
11 Compost Teas: Alternative Approaches to the Biological Control of Plant Diseases	p. 165
Section IV Gene Expression and Phyllosphere Genomics
12 Molecular Interactions at the Leaf Surface: Xanthomonas and its Host	p. 181
13 Erwiniae: Genomics and the Secret Life of a Plant Pathogen	p. 191
14 Host-Pathogen Interactions of Relevance to the Phyllosphere	p. 201
Section V Leaf Colonisation and Dispersal
15 Effects of Endophytes on Colonisation by Leaf Surface Microbiota	p. 209
16 Plant Control of Phyllosphere Diversity:Genotype Interactions with Ultraviolet-B Radiation	p. 223
17 Population Growth and the Landscape Ecology of Microbes on Leaf Surfaces	p. 239
18 What DNA Microarrays Can Tell Us About Bacterial Diversity: A New Light on an Old Question	p. 251
Section VI Aerobiology and Plant Surface Microbiology
19 Human Pathogens and the Health Threat of the Phyllosphere	p. 269
20 Post-harvest Spoilage of Wheat Grains: Malodour Formation and the Infection Process	p. 287
21 Atmospheric Composition and the Phyllosphere: The Role of Foliar Surfaces in Regulating Biogeochemical Cycles	p. 304
Index	p. 316

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