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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2004, Vol. ›› Issue (8): 1344-1348.

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Population of entophytic bacteria in maize roots and its dynamic analysis

GAO Zenggui1, ZHUANG Jinghua1, CHEN Jie1,2, LIU Xian1, TANG Shuge 1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of North Crop Immunology China's Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Protection College, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110161, China;
    2. Agriculture and Biology College, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 201101, China
  • Received:2002-10-12 Revised:2003-02-28

Abstract: In 2001~2002,14 maize cultivars in Liaoning Province were used for the analysis of their entophytic bacteria population.The entophytic bacteria strains with a higher frequency in maize roots were Bacillus spp.,Enterobacter spp.,Serratia spp.,Pseudomonas spp.,Xanthomonas spp.,Clavibacter spp.,Bacillus spp.,Enterobacter spp.and Serratia spp.Comparatively,Bacillus spp.was the most prevalent entophytic bacterium,including 8 species,B.subtilis,B.megaterium,B.cereus,B.licheniformis,B.anthracis, B.mycoides,B.pumilus and B.circulans,and with an average isolation frequency of 75.5% at seedling stage and 77.6% at adult stage.There existed significant differences in the population and dynamics of endophytic bacteria among maize cultivars and growth periods,and a significant correlation was found between maize genetic background and entophytic bacteria population.

Key words: Maize, Entophytic bacteria, Population, Dynamic analysis, Genetic background

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