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A. Dahiya et al.
Mandyam K, Jumpponen A (2005) Seeking the elusive function of the root- colonising dark septate
endophytic fungi. Stud Mycol 53:173–189
Manganyi MC, Coutlyne M, Regnier T, Tchatchouang C-D K, Bezuidenhout CC, Ateba CN (2019)
Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Sceletium tortuosum L. (Kougoed). Ann
Microbiol 69(6):659–663
Marasco R, Rolli E, Ettoumi B, Vigani G, Mapelli F, Borin S, Abou-Hadid AF, El-Behairy UA,
Sorlini C, Cherif A, Zocchi G, Daffonchio D (2012) A drought resistance-promoting microbiome
is selected by root system under desert farming. PLoS ONE 7:e48479
María SO, María ES, María MR et al (2013) Toxigenic profile and AFLP variability of Alternaria
alternata and Alternaria infectoria occurring on wheat. Braz J Microbiol 44:447–455
Marquez-Santacruz HA, Hernandez-Leon R, Orozco-Mosqueda MC, Velazquez-Sepulveda I,
Santoyo G (2010) Diversity of bacterial endophytes in roots of Mexican husk tomato plants
(Physalis ixocarpa) and their detection in the rhizosphere. Gen Mol Res 9:2372–2380
Matilla MA, Espinosa-Urgel M, Rodríguez-Herva JJ, Ramos JL, Ramos-González MI (2007)
Genomic analysis reveals the major driving forces of bacterial life in the rhizosphere. Genome
Biol 8:R179
Matos AD, Gomes IC, Nietsche S, Xavier AA, Gomes WS, Dos Santos Neto JA, Pereira MC (2017)
Phosphate solubilization by endophytic bacteria isolated from banana trees. An Acad Bras Ciênc
89(4):2945–2954
Mbai FN, Magiri EN, Matiru VN, Nganga J, Nyambati VCS (2015) Isolation and characterization
of bacterial root endophytes with potential to enhance plant growth from Kenyan Basmati rice.
Amer Intern J Contem Res 3(4):25–40
McInroy JA, Kloepper JW (1995) Population dynamics of endophytic bacteria infield-grown sweet
corn and cotton. Can J Microbiol 41(10):895–901
Meena KK, Mesapogu S, Kumar M, Yandigeri MS, Singh G, Saxena AK (2010) Co-inoculation of
the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica with the phosphate-solubilising bacterium Pseudomonas striata affects population dynamics and plant growth in chickpea. Biol Fertil Soils
46(2):169–174
Mehta P, Walia A, Kakkar N, Shirkot CK (2014) Tricalcium phosphate solubilisation by new
endophyte Bacillus methylotrophicus CKAM isolated from apple root endosphere and its plant
growth-promoting activities. Acta Physiol Plantarum 36(8):2033–2045
Mei C, Flinn BS (2010) The use of beneficial endophytes for plant biomass and stress tolerance
improvement. Recent Pat Biotechnol 4:81–95
Meneses CHSG, Rouws LFM, Simões-Araújo V, Idal MS, Baldani JI (2011) Exopolysaccharide production is required for biofilm formation and plant colonization by the nitrogen-fixing
endophyte Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 24:1448–1458
Miliute I, Buzaite O, Baniulis D, Stanys V (2015) Bacterial endophytes in agricultural crops and
their role in stress tolerance: a review. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture 102(4):465–478
Miller SH, Browne P, Prigent-Cambare C, Combes-Meynet E, Morrissey JP, O’Gara F (2010)
Biochemical and genomic comparison of inorganic phosphate solubilisation in Pseudomonas
species. Environ Microbiol Rep 2:403–411
Montanez A, Blanco AR, Barlocco C, Beracochea M, Sicardi M (2012) Characterization of
cultivable putative endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria associated with maize cultivars
(Zea mays L.) and their inoculation effects in vitro. Appl Soil Ecol 58:21–28
Mortvedt JJ (1996) Heavy metal contaminants in inorganic and organic fertilizers. Fert Res 43:55–61
Mota FF, Gomes EA, Seldin L (2008) Auxin production and detection of the gene coding for the
auxin efflux carrier (AEC) protein in Paenibacillus polimyxa. J Microbiol 46:257–264
Nadarajan R, Brodie EL, Lynch SV (2015) Use of 16S rRNA gene for identification of a broad
range of clinically relevant bacterial pathogens. PLoS ONE 10:e0117617
Nair DN, Padmavathy S (2014) Impact of endophytic microorganisms on plants, environment and
humans. Sci World J
Naseem M, Dandekar T (2012) The role of auxin-cytokinin antagonism in plant-pathogen
interactions. PLoS Pathog 8(11):e1003026
A. Dahiya et al.
Mandyam K, Jumpponen A (2005) Seeking the elusive function of the root- colonising dark septate
endophytic fungi. Stud Mycol 53:173–189
Manganyi MC, Coutlyne M, Regnier T, Tchatchouang C-D K, Bezuidenhout CC, Ateba CN (2019)
Antibacterial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from Sceletium tortuosum L. (Kougoed). Ann
Microbiol 69(6):659–663
Marasco R, Rolli E, Ettoumi B, Vigani G, Mapelli F, Borin S, Abou-Hadid AF, El-Behairy UA,
Sorlini C, Cherif A, Zocchi G, Daffonchio D (2012) A drought resistance-promoting microbiome
is selected by root system under desert farming. PLoS ONE 7:e48479
María SO, María ES, María MR et al (2013) Toxigenic profile and AFLP variability of Alternaria
alternata and Alternaria infectoria occurring on wheat. Braz J Microbiol 44:447–455
Marquez-Santacruz HA, Hernandez-Leon R, Orozco-Mosqueda MC, Velazquez-Sepulveda I,
Santoyo G (2010) Diversity of bacterial endophytes in roots of Mexican husk tomato plants
(Physalis ixocarpa) and their detection in the rhizosphere. Gen Mol Res 9:2372–2380
Matilla MA, Espinosa-Urgel M, Rodríguez-Herva JJ, Ramos JL, Ramos-González MI (2007)
Genomic analysis reveals the major driving forces of bacterial life in the rhizosphere. Genome
Biol 8:R179
Matos AD, Gomes IC, Nietsche S, Xavier AA, Gomes WS, Dos Santos Neto JA, Pereira MC (2017)
Phosphate solubilization by endophytic bacteria isolated from banana trees. An Acad Bras Ciênc
89(4):2945–2954
Mbai FN, Magiri EN, Matiru VN, Nganga J, Nyambati VCS (2015) Isolation and characterization
of bacterial root endophytes with potential to enhance plant growth from Kenyan Basmati rice.
Amer Intern J Contem Res 3(4):25–40
McInroy JA, Kloepper JW (1995) Population dynamics of endophytic bacteria infield-grown sweet
corn and cotton. Can J Microbiol 41(10):895–901
Meena KK, Mesapogu S, Kumar M, Yandigeri MS, Singh G, Saxena AK (2010) Co-inoculation of
the endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica with the phosphate-solubilising bacterium Pseudomonas striata affects population dynamics and plant growth in chickpea. Biol Fertil Soils
46(2):169–174
Mehta P, Walia A, Kakkar N, Shirkot CK (2014) Tricalcium phosphate solubilisation by new
endophyte Bacillus methylotrophicus CKAM isolated from apple root endosphere and its plant
growth-promoting activities. Acta Physiol Plantarum 36(8):2033–2045
Mei C, Flinn BS (2010) The use of beneficial endophytes for plant biomass and stress tolerance
improvement. Recent Pat Biotechnol 4:81–95
Meneses CHSG, Rouws LFM, Simões-Araújo V, Idal MS, Baldani JI (2011) Exopolysaccharide production is required for biofilm formation and plant colonization by the nitrogen-fixing
endophyte Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 24:1448–1458
Miliute I, Buzaite O, Baniulis D, Stanys V (2015) Bacterial endophytes in agricultural crops and
their role in stress tolerance: a review. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture 102(4):465–478
Miller SH, Browne P, Prigent-Cambare C, Combes-Meynet E, Morrissey JP, O’Gara F (2010)
Biochemical and genomic comparison of inorganic phosphate solubilisation in Pseudomonas
species. Environ Microbiol Rep 2:403–411
Montanez A, Blanco AR, Barlocco C, Beracochea M, Sicardi M (2012) Characterization of
cultivable putative endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria associated with maize cultivars
(Zea mays L.) and their inoculation effects in vitro. Appl Soil Ecol 58:21–28
Mortvedt JJ (1996) Heavy metal contaminants in inorganic and organic fertilizers. Fert Res 43:55–61
Mota FF, Gomes EA, Seldin L (2008) Auxin production and detection of the gene coding for the
auxin efflux carrier (AEC) protein in Paenibacillus polimyxa. J Microbiol 46:257–264
Nadarajan R, Brodie EL, Lynch SV (2015) Use of 16S rRNA gene for identification of a broad
range of clinically relevant bacterial pathogens. PLoS ONE 10:e0117617
Nair DN, Padmavathy S (2014) Impact of endophytic microorganisms on plants, environment and
humans. Sci World J
Naseem M, Dandekar T (2012) The role of auxin-cytokinin antagonism in plant-pathogen
interactions. PLoS Pathog 8(11):e1003026