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Pseudomonas fluorescens strain BR-5 stimulated the growth of maize in a natural soil and inhibited fungal root pathogens in vitro. Strain BR-5 was detected inside plant cells, indicating that it is able to colonize the endorhizosphere. No significant effect was detected on soil or ectorhizosphere microbial population after inoculation of strain BR-5 onto seeds.
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Botelho, G., Guimarães, V., Bonis, M.D. et al. Ecology of a plant growth-promoting strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens colonizing the maize endorhizosphere in tropical soil. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 14, 499–504 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008867427451
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