Symbiotic Endophytes

Part I. Rhizobial Symbiosis

1. Journey to Nodule Formation: From Molecular Dialogue to Nitrogen Fixation
Tessema Kassaw, Julia Frugoli

2. A Roadmap Towards a Systems Biology Description of Bacterial Nitrogen Fixation
Marie Lisandra Zepeda-Mendoza, Osbaldo Resendis-Antonio

3. Carbon Metabolism During Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
Emmanouil Flemetakis, Trevor L. Wang

4. Genomic and Functional Diversity of the Sinorhizobial Model Group
Alessio Mengoni, Marco Bazzicalupo, Elisa Giuntini, Francesco Pini, Emanuele G. Biondi

Part II. Actinorhizal Symbiosis

5. Establishment of Actinorhizal Symbioses
Alexandre Tromas, Nathalie Diagne, Issa Diedhiou, Hermann Prodjinoto, Maïmouna Cissoko, Amandine Crabos, Diaga Diouf, Mame Ourèye Sy, Antony Champion, Laurent Laplaze

6. Abiotic Factors Influencing Nitrogen-Fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses
Hiroyuki Tobita, Ken-ichi Kucho, Takashi Yamanaka

7. Diversity of Frankia Strains, Actinobacterial Symbionts of Actinorhizal Plants
Maher Gtari, Louis S. Tisa, Philippe Normand

Part III. Endophytic Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)

8. Abiotic Stress Tolerance Induced by Endophytic PGPR
Patricia Piccoli, Rubén Bottini

9. Fighting Plant Diseases Through the Application of Bacillus and Pseudomonas Strains
Sonia Fischer, Analía Príncipe, Florencia Alvarez, Paula Cordero, Marina Castro, Agustina Godino, Edgardo Jofré, Gladys Mori

10. Functional Diversity of Endophytic Bacteria
Lucía Ferrando, Ana Fernández-Scavino

Part IV. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

11. Chemical Signalling in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Biotechnological Applications
Juan A. López-Ráez, María J. Pozo

12. Carbon Metabolism and Costs of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations to Host Roots
Alex J. Valentine, Peter E. Mortimer, Aleysia Kleinert, Yun Kang, Vagner A. Benedito

13. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Uptake of Nutrients
M. Miransari

14. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Tolerance of Plants to Drought and Salinity
Mónica Calvo-Polanco, Beatriz Sánchez-Romera, Ricardo Aroca

15. Root Allies: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Plants to Cope with Biotic Stresses
María J. Pozo, Sabine C. Jung, Ainhoa Martínez-Medina, Juan A. López-Ráez, Concepción Azcón-Aguilar, José-Miguel Barea

Part V. Other Endophytic Fungi

16. Fungal Endophytes in Plant Roots: Taxonomy, Colonization Patterns, and Functions
Diana Rocío Andrade-Linares, Philipp Franken

17. Endophytic Yeasts: Biology and Applications
Sharon Lafferty Doty

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Agriculture, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Microbiology