Understanding ecological mechanisms regulating the evolution of biodiversity is of much interest to ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Adaptive radiation constitutes an important evolutionary process that generates biodiversity. Competition has long been thought to influence adaptive radiation, but the directionality of its effect and associated mechanisms remain ambiguous. Here, we report...

INETY TWO local bacterial isolates, from the rhizosphere and ...... soil around the root system of bean (Vicia faba) grown in Kalubia Governorate in Egypt, were bio-prospected for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) accumulation. Three isolates accumulated ≥ 20 % of PHAs, they were identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens S48, Bacillus megaterium 7A and B. megaterium UBF19. The tested isolates gave the max...

By enriching a random transposon insertion bank of Pseudomonas fluorescens for mutants affected in their adherence to the human extracellular matrix protein fibronectin, we isolated 23 adherence minus mutants. Mutants showed a defect in their ability to develop a biofilm on an abiotic surface and were impaired for virulence when tested in an in vivo virulence model in the fruit fly, Drosophila ...

This study was carried out at the forest nursery of Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture and Regional Research Station, Wadura SKUAST-K, Sopore, Kashmir during 2006 and 2007 to examine the role of live biofertilizers in litter decomposition and nutrient release in Salix fragilis under natural Salix stands. The experiment was laid in completely randomised design with three replications...

From Pseudomonas fluorescens PL7 and PL8 structurally related pyoverdins were isolated and their primary structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and degradation reactions. Despite of some structural differences both Fe(III) complexes are taken up by either strain with a high rate. The implications regarding the recognition at the cell surface are discussed.

Pseudomonas tolaasii, the causative agent of Agaricus bisporus brown blotch disease, can be identified by the white line reaction, occurring upon confrontation of the tolaasin-producing mushroom pathogen with "Pseudomonas reactans," producing the lipopeptide white line-inducing principle (WLIP). The draft genome sequence of the WLIP-producing indicator Pseudomonas fluorescens strain LMG 5329 is...

BACKGROUND Bacillus thuringiensis is the most successful biological control agent, however, studies so far have shown that B. thuringiensis is very sensitive to environmental factors such as soil moisture and pH. Ultraviolet light from the sun had been considered as the main limiting factor for its persistence in soil and it has recently been shown that the antagonism exerted by other native so...

Glutaraldehyde (GLUT) was evaluated for control of single and dual species biofilms of Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens on stainless steel surfaces using a chemostat system. The biofilms were characterized in terms of mass, cell density, total and matrix proteins and polysaccharides. The control action of GLUT was assessed in terms of inactivation and removal of biofilm. Post-biocide...

Essential oils (EOs) are mixtures of secondary metabolites of plant origin with many useful properties, among which the antimicrobial activity is also of interest for the food industry. EOs can exert their antimicrobial potential both directly, in food products and active packaging, and indirectly, as sanitizing and anti-biofilm agents of food facility surfaces. Aim of this research was to eval...

Inoculation of forest seedlings with mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobacteria can improve the morphological and physiological qualities of plants, especially those used for regeneration of arid areas. In this paper, under standard nursery conditions, Aleppo pine seedlings were inoculated with Pseudomonas fluorescens CECT 5281 rhizobacteria. Some of these seedlings were also inoculated with the ectom...