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Life in the Rhizosphere

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The term rhizosphere is used for the zone of intense bacterial activity around plant roots. It is assumed to extend from the root surface into the soil for up to a few millimeters. The rhizosphere can be divided into the rhizoplane (i.e., the root surface), the endorhizosphere (i.e., the internal root parts) and the ectorhizosphere (in this chapter experimentally defined as the thin layer of sand or soil adhering to the roots). The term rhizosphere was introduced by the German microbiologist Lorenz Hiltner76 who described the “rhizosphere effect,” that is, the observation that bacterial levels in the rhizosphere are 10–1000-fold higher than in the surrounding soil. This effect is ascribed to the secretion of nutrients by roots and seeds. These so-called “exudates” attract microbes which feed on exudates. These microbes are often included in a layer of mucigel, a gelatinous material which covers the root. The root cap looses sloughed root cap cells which become heavily colonized and autolyse.

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