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The dynamics of adsorption of the nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria Azospirillum brasilense 75 and 80 (isolated from soil samples collected in Saratov Oblast, southern Russia) and A. brasilense Sp245 to the roots of seedlings of common spring wheat was studied in relation to inoculum size, period of incubation with the roots and bacterial-growth phase. The number of root-attached cells increased with increasing size of inoculum and time of contact. The saturation of root-surface adsorption was observed by 24 h of co-incubation for A. brasilense 75, by 6 h for A. brasilense 80, and by 3 h for A. brasilense Sp245. The firmness of bacterial–root attachment increased after extended co-incubation. Differences in the adsorption kinetics of the azospirilla were found that were associated with bacterial-growth phases. Azospirilla attached to the roots of their host cultivar more actively than they did to the roots of a non-host cultivar. Adsorption was partially inhibited when the roots were treated with N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. Maximal inhibition occurred after a 3-h exposure of the roots to the bacteria. Root-hair deformation induced with polysaccharide-containing complexes from the Azospirillum capsular material was inhibited by N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and chitotriose, specific haptens of wheat germ agglutinin. A possible mechanism of the mutual influence of bacteria and plants may involve key roles of wheat germ agglutinin, present on the roots, and the polysaccharide-containing components of the Azospirillum capsule.
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Yegorenkova, I., Konnova, S., Sachuk, V. et al. Azospirillum brasilense colonisation of wheat roots and the role of lectin–carbohydrate interactions in bacterial adsorption and root-hair deformation. Plant and Soil 231, 275–282 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010340700694
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