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Agriculturally important microbial biofilms: Present status and future prospects

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Title Agriculturally important microbial biofilms: Present status and future prospects
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Creator Velmourougane, K., Prasanna, R., Saxena, A.K.
 
Subject EPS; bacterial-fungal interactions; biofilm formation; plant growth; quorum sensing; regulators.
 
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Microbial biofilms are a fascinating subject, due to their significant roles in the environment, industry, and health. Advances in biochemical and molecular techniques have helped in enhancing our understanding of biofilm structure and development. In the past, research on biofilms primarily focussed on health and industrial sectors; however, lately, biofilms in agriculture are gaining attention due to their immense potential in crop production, protection, and improvement. Biofilms play an important role in colonization of surfaces - soil, roots, or shoots of plants and enable proliferation in the desired niche, besides enhancing soil fertility. Although reports are available on microbial biofilms in general; scanty information is published on biofilm formation by agriculturally important microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, bacterial-fungal) and their interactions in the ecosystem. Better understanding of agriculturally important bacterial-fungal communities and their interactions can have several implications on climate change, soil quality, plant nutrition, plant protection, bioremediation, etc. Understanding the factors and genes involved in biofilm formation will help to develop more effective strategies for sustainable and environment-friendly agriculture. The present review brings together fundamental aspects of biofilms, in relation to their formation, regulatory mechanisms, genes involved, and their application in different fields, with special emphasis on agriculturally important microbial biofilms.
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Date 2021-09-22T06:14:06Z
2021-09-22T06:14:06Z
2017-01-01
 
Type Review Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/64577
 
Language English
 
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