Author/Editor		Cankar, Katarina; Kraigher, Hojka; Ravnikar, Maja; Rupnik, Maja
Title		Bacterial endophytes from seeds of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst)
Type		članek
Source		Fems Microbiol Lett
Vol. and No.		Letnik 244
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 341-5
Language		eng
Abstract		Endophytic bacteria from wooden plants and especially seed-associated endophytes are not well studied. Fresh seeds collected from four Norway spruce trees (Pžcea abies) from different locations in the Slovene subalpine region were surface-sterilised and dissected into a seed coat, embryo and endosperm. The presence of endophytes was detected by culturing methods and by direct amplification of the eubacterial 16S rDNA gene. Both approaehes identified bacteria from genera Pseudomonas and Rahnellrz in the Norway sprucc seeds. Both are known plant-associated bacteria with growth-promoting properties and biological control potential. We suggest that plant seeds could serve as a vector for transmission of beneficial bacteria.
Descriptors		TREES SEEDS BACTERIA PSEUDOMONAS GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA SLOVENIA