@article{fdi:010086050,
  title = {{R}hizobium leguminosarum symbiovar viciae strains are natural wheat endophytes that can stimulate root development},
  author = {{B}artoli, {C}. and {B}oivin, {S}t{\'e}phane and {M}archetti, {M}. and {G}ris, {C}. and {G}asciolli, {V}. and {G}aston, {M}. and {A}uriac, {M}. {C}. and {D}ebelle, {F}. and {C}ottret, {L}. and {C}arlier, {A}. and {M}asson-{B}oivin, {C}. and {L}epetit, {M}. and {L}efebvre, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough rhizobia that establish a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with legumes are also known to promote growth in non-legumes, studies on rhizobial associations with wheat roots are scarce. {W}e searched for {R}hizobium leguminosarum symbiovar viciae ({R}lv) strains naturally competent to endophytically colonize wheat roots. {W}e isolated 20 strains from surface-sterilized wheat roots and found a low diversity of {R}lv compared to that observed in the {R}lv species complex. {W}e tested the ability of a subset of these {R}lv for wheat root colonization when co-inoculated with other {R}lv. {O}nly a few strains, including those isolated from wheat roots, and one strain isolated from pea nodules, were efficient in colonizing roots in co-inoculation conditions, while all the strains tested in single strain inoculation conditions were found to colonize the surface and interior of roots. {F}urthermore, {R}lv strains isolated from wheat roots were able to stimulate root development and early arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization. {T}hese responses were strain and host genotype dependent. {O}ur results suggest that wheat can be an alternative host for {R}lv; nevertheless, there is a strong competition between {R}lv strains for wheat root colonization. {I}n addition, we showed that {R}lv are endophytic wheat root bacteria with potential ability to modify wheat development.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {5509--5523},
  ISSN = {1462-2912},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1111/1462-2920.16148},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086050},
}