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Molecular basis of rhizosphere competence in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25
Reference
P07794
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor P Rainey
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Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Oxford
Department
Plant Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
153,525
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
15/09/1997
End date
15/09/2000
Duration
36 months
Abstract
Pseudomonas are a major component of a healthy plant rhizosphere and many isolates are capable of promoting plant growth. Exploitation of their beneficial effects is currently hampered by lack of fundamental knowledge concerning the influence of the rhizosphere environment on rhizosphere competence. I have developed a powerful genetic approach, termed, in vivo expression technology (IVET), to isolate P. fluorescens genes induced solely in the rhizosphere. Understanding the nature and function of these (rhi) genes holds the key to understanding rhizosphere ecology. I propose to isolate and characterise rhi genes from P. fluorescens, determine the contribution of selected rhi genes to rhizosphere fitness and to undertake detailed molecular analysis of rhi genes contributing significantly to rhizosphere competence.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
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