Plant surface microbiology/ Ajit Varma,

Introduction 1 State of the ArtA Varma, L.K. Abbott, D. Werner and R. Hampp Section A 2 Root Colonization Following Seed InoculationT.F.C. Chin-A-Woeng and B. J. J. Lugtenberg 3 Methanogenic Microbial Communities Associated with Aquatic PlantsR. Conrad 4 Role of Functional Group of Microorganisms on the Rhizosphere Microcosm DynamicsG. Andrade 5 Diversity and Functions of Soil Microflora in Development of PlantsR.C. Kuhad, D. M. Kothamasi, K. K. Tripathi and A. Singh 6 Signalling in the Rhizobia-Legumes SymbiosisD. Werner Section B 7 The Functional Groups of Microorganisms used as Bio-indicator on Soil Disturbance Caused by Biotech Product such as Bacillius thuringiensis and Bt transgenic PlantsG. Andrade 8 The Use of ACC Deaminase-Containing Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria to Protect Plants Against the Deleterious Effects of EthyleneB. R. Glick and D. M. Penrose 9 Interaction Between Epiphyllic Micro-organisms and Leaf CuticlesL. Schreiber, U. Krimm and D. Knoll 10 Developmental Interactions Between Clavicipitaleans and Their Host PlantsJ. F. White Jr., F. Belanger, R. Sullivan, E. Lewis, M. Moy and W. Meyer 11 Interaction of Microbes with Genetically Modified PlantsM. Kaldorf, C. Zhang, U. Nehls, R. Hampp and F. Buscot Section C 12 Interaction Between Soil Bacteria and Ectomycorrhiza-Forming FungiR. Hampp and A. Maier 13 The Surface of Ectomycorrhizal Roots and the Interaction with Ectomycorrhizal FungiI. Kottke 14 Cellular Ustilaginomycetes-Plant InteractionsR. Bauer and F. Oberwinkler 15 Interaction of Piriformospora indica with Diverse Microorganisms and PlantsG.H. Pham, An. Singh, R. Malla, R. Kumari, K.-H. Rexer, G. Kost, P. Luis, M. Kaldorf, F. Buscot, S. Herrmann, T. Peskan, R Oelmuller, A.K. Saxena, S. Declerck, M. Mittag, E. Stabentheiner, S. Hehl and A. Varma 16 Cellular Basidiomycete-Fungus InteractionsR. Bauer and F. Oberwinkler Section D 17 Fungal EndophytesS. R. Ghimire and K. D. Hyde 18 Mycorrhizal Development and CytoskeletonM. Raudaskoski, M. Tarkka and S. Niini 19 Functional Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Root SurfacesM. Z. Solaiman and L. K. Abbott 20 Mycorrhizal Fungi and PGPRsJ. M. Barea, R. Azcon and C. Azcon-Aguilar 21 Carbohydrates and Nitrogen: Nutrients and Signals in EctomycorrhizasU. Nehls 22 Nitrogen Transport and Metabolism in Mycorrhizal Fungi and Mycorrhizas A. Javelle, M. Chalot, A. Brun and B. Botton Section E 23 Visualisation of Rhizosphere Interactions of Pseudomonas and Bacillus Biocontrol StrainsT.F.C. Chin-A-Woeng, A.L. Lagopodi, I.H.M. Mulders, G.V. Bloemberg and B.J.J. Lugtenberg 24 Microbial Bacterial Community Analysis in the Rhizosphere by in situ and ex situ Application of Molecular Probing, Biomarker and Cultivation TechniquesA. Hartmann, R. Pukall, M. Rothballer, S. Gantner,S. Metz, M. Schloter and B. Mogge 25 Methods for Analysing the Interactions Between Epiphyllic Microorganisms and Leaf CuticlesD. Knoll and L. Schreiber 26 Quantifying the Impact of ACC Deaminase-Containing Bacteria on PlantsD. M. Penrose and B. R. Glick 27 Application of Quantitative Microscopy in Studies of Plant Surface MicrobiologyF. B. Dazzo 28 Analysis of Microbial Population GeneticsE. Biondi, A. Mengoni and M. Bazzicalupo 29 Functional Genomic Approaches for Studies of Mycorrhizal SymbiosisG. K. Podila and L. Lanfranco 30 Axenic Cultures of Symbiotic Fungus-Piriformospora indicaG. H. Pham, R. Kumari, An. Singh, R.Malla, A. Verma, M. Kaldorf, F. Buscot, R. Oelmuller, R. Hampp, A.K. Saxena, K.-H. Rexer, G. Kost and A. Varma Subject Index