A functional study on the multilateral symbiosis of the fungal order Sebacinales with plant hosts and bacteria [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Monica Sharma

A functional study on the multilateral symbiosis of the fungal order Sebacinales with plant hosts and bacteria Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. nat.) der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fachbereiche der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen durchgeführt am Institut für Phytopathologie und Angewandte Zoologie vorgelegt von M.Sc. Monica Sharma aus Indien Gießen 2008 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Roland Herrmann 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kogel 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Klug Parts of this work have already been published: Sharma, M., Schmid, M., Rothballer, M., Hause, G., Zuccaro, A., Imani, J., Kämpfer, P., Schäfer, P., Hartmann, A. and Kogel, K. H. Detection and identification of bacteria intimately associated with fungi of the order Sebacinales. Cellular Microbiology (accepted for publication). Waller, F., Mukherjee, K., Deshmukh, S., Achatz, B., Sharma, M., Schäfer, P. and Kogel, K.H. (2008). Local and systemic modulation of plant responses by Piriformospora indica and related Sebacinales Species. Journal of Plant Physiology 165: 60-70. Deshmukh, S., Hückelhoven, R., Schäfer, P., Imani, J., Sharma, M., Weiss, M., Waller, F. and Kogel, K. H. (2006). The root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica requires host cell death for proliferation. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA 103 (49): 18450-18457.Index 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Rhizosphere 1 1.