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Soil Parameters which Affect the Survival of Azospirillum brasilense

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The survival of Azospirillum brasilense strains Cd and Sp-245 was evaluated in the rhizosphere of wheat and tomato plants and in 23 plant-free soils of 23 soil types obtained from a wide range of environmental conditions in Israel and Mexico. The survival rate of A. brasilense was analyzed for 15 soil parameters. A. brasilense survived well in all the rhizospheres tested, regardless of soil type, bacterial strain, the origin of the soil, or the amount of rainfall each soil received prior to sampling. In the absence of plants, the general survival characteristics of A. brasilense differed and were related mainly to the geographical origin of the soil and not to prevailing environmental conditions. We propose that: (i) A. brasilense is a rhizosphere colonizer which survives poorly in most soils for prolonged periods, (ii) Some major physical and chemical soil parameters may affect survival of the bacteria in plantless soils.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, The Center for Biological Research (CIB), A.P. 128, La Paz, B.C.S., 23000, Mexico

    Yoav Bashan, M. Esther Puente, Gina Holguin & Gerardo Toledo

  2. Institute of Natural Resources, Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Edo. de Mexico, 56230, Mexico

    M. Nieves Rodriguez-Mendoza & Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato

  3. Department of Marine Resources, The Center for Biological Research (CIB), A.P. 128, La Paz, B.C.S., 23000, Mexico

    Sergio Pedrin

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  1. Institute of Biophysics, University of Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, D-30419, Hannover, Germany

    Istvàn Fendrik

  2. Department of Food Technology, Environmental and Microbiological Sciences, University of Molise, Via Tiberio 21, I-86100, Campobasso, Italy

    Maddalena del Gallo

  3. F. A. Janssens Laboratory of Genetics Department of Applied Plant Sciences, K. U. Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium

    Jos Vanderleyden

  4. Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, Unité de Physiologie Cellulaire, CNRS URA 1300, F-75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

    Miklos de Zamaroczy

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Bashan, Y. et al. (1995). Soil Parameters which Affect the Survival of Azospirillum brasilense . In: Fendrik, I., del Gallo, M., Vanderleyden, J., de Zamaroczy, M. (eds) Azospirillum VI and Related Microorganisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79906-8_49

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