applications of psychrophiles or psychrotrophs are environmentally friendly and
contribute to energy saving, which considered being almost important in current
scenario.
Acknowledgements We acknowledge the generous supprot of Indian Council of Agriculrural
Research through the project “Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors
(AMAAS)”.
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Snape I, Barnes DL (eds) Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold regions.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 69–83
Andersen J, Delihas N (1990) micF RNA binds to the 5’ end of ompF mRNA and to a protein from
Escherichia coli. Biochem 29:9249–9256
Angelidis AS, Smith GM (2003) Role of glycine betaine and carnitine transporters in adaptation of
Listeria monocytogenes to chill stress in defined medium. Appl Environ Microbiol
69:7492–7498
Annamalai T, Venkitanarayanan K (2005) Expression of major cold shock proteins and genes by
Yersinia enterocolitica in synthetic medium and foods. J Food Prot 68:2454–2458
Annous BA, Becker LA, Bayles DO, Labeda DP, Wilkinson BJ (1997) Critical role of anteiso-C 15:o
fatty acid in the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at low temperatures. Appl Environ Microbiol
63:3887–3894
Appleby JL, Parkinson JS, Bourret RB (1996) Signal transduction via the multi-step phosphorelay:
not necessarily a road less traveled. Cell 86:845–848
Bae W, Phadtare S, Severinov K, Inouye M (1999) Characterization of Escherichia coli cspE,
whose product negatively regulates transcription of cspA, the gene for the major cold shock
protein. Mol Microbiol 31:1429–1441
Berger F, Morellet N, Menu F, Potier P (1996) Cold shock and cold acclimation proteins in the
psychrotrophic bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis SI55. J Bacteriol 178:2999–3007
Bisht SC, Mishra PK, Ruwari P, Joshi P, Suyal P, Selvakumar G, Bisht JK (2009) Enhancement of
chilling tolerance and productivity of inoculated wheat with cold tolerant Plant Growth Promoting Pseudomonas sp. strain PPERs23. 4th Annual Conference UCOST, G.B Pant University of
Ag. & Tech. Pantnagar, 15
Carpenter EJ, Lin S, Capone DG (2000) Bacterial activity in South Pole snow. Appl Environ
Microbiol 66:4514–4517
Carty SM, Sreekumar KR, Raetz CR (1999) Effect of cold shock on lipid A biosynthesis in
Escherichia coli. Induction at 12 degrees C of an acyltransferase specific for palmitoleoylacyl carrier protein. J Biol Chem 274:9677–9685
Castiglioni P, Warner D, Bensen RJ, Anstrom DC, Harrison J, Stoecker M, Abad M, Kumar G,
Salvador S, D’Ordine R, Navarro S, Back S, Fernandes M, Targolli J, Dasgupta S, Bonin C,
Luethy MH, Heard JE (2008) Bacterial RNA Chaperones confer abiotic stress tolerance in
plants and improved grain yield in maize under water limited conditions. Plant Physiol
147:446–455
Cavicchioli R (2006) Cold adapted archaea. Nat Rev Microbiol 4:331–343
Chattopadhyay MK (2002) Bacterial cryoprotectants. Resonance 7:59–63
Chattopadhyay MK (2006) Mechanism of bacterial adaptation to low temperature. J Biosci
31:157–165
Chattopadhyay MK, Jagannadham MV (2001) Maintenance of membrane fluidity in Antarctic
bacteria. Polar Biol 24:386–388
6 Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Mechanisms and Alleviation of Cold Stress. . . 217
contribute to energy saving, which considered being almost important in current
scenario.
Acknowledgements We acknowledge the generous supprot of Indian Council of Agriculrural
Research through the project “Application of Microorganisms in Agriculture and Allied Sectors
(AMAAS)”.
References
Aislabie J, Foght JM (2008) Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in contaminated soils. In: Filler DM,
Snape I, Barnes DL (eds) Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold regions.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 69–83
Andersen J, Delihas N (1990) micF RNA binds to the 5’ end of ompF mRNA and to a protein from
Escherichia coli. Biochem 29:9249–9256
Angelidis AS, Smith GM (2003) Role of glycine betaine and carnitine transporters in adaptation of
Listeria monocytogenes to chill stress in defined medium. Appl Environ Microbiol
69:7492–7498
Annamalai T, Venkitanarayanan K (2005) Expression of major cold shock proteins and genes by
Yersinia enterocolitica in synthetic medium and foods. J Food Prot 68:2454–2458
Annous BA, Becker LA, Bayles DO, Labeda DP, Wilkinson BJ (1997) Critical role of anteiso-C 15:o
fatty acid in the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at low temperatures. Appl Environ Microbiol
63:3887–3894
Appleby JL, Parkinson JS, Bourret RB (1996) Signal transduction via the multi-step phosphorelay:
not necessarily a road less traveled. Cell 86:845–848
Bae W, Phadtare S, Severinov K, Inouye M (1999) Characterization of Escherichia coli cspE,
whose product negatively regulates transcription of cspA, the gene for the major cold shock
protein. Mol Microbiol 31:1429–1441
Berger F, Morellet N, Menu F, Potier P (1996) Cold shock and cold acclimation proteins in the
psychrotrophic bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis SI55. J Bacteriol 178:2999–3007
Bisht SC, Mishra PK, Ruwari P, Joshi P, Suyal P, Selvakumar G, Bisht JK (2009) Enhancement of
chilling tolerance and productivity of inoculated wheat with cold tolerant Plant Growth Promoting Pseudomonas sp. strain PPERs23. 4th Annual Conference UCOST, G.B Pant University of
Ag. & Tech. Pantnagar, 15
Carpenter EJ, Lin S, Capone DG (2000) Bacterial activity in South Pole snow. Appl Environ
Microbiol 66:4514–4517
Carty SM, Sreekumar KR, Raetz CR (1999) Effect of cold shock on lipid A biosynthesis in
Escherichia coli. Induction at 12 degrees C of an acyltransferase specific for palmitoleoylacyl carrier protein. J Biol Chem 274:9677–9685
Castiglioni P, Warner D, Bensen RJ, Anstrom DC, Harrison J, Stoecker M, Abad M, Kumar G,
Salvador S, D’Ordine R, Navarro S, Back S, Fernandes M, Targolli J, Dasgupta S, Bonin C,
Luethy MH, Heard JE (2008) Bacterial RNA Chaperones confer abiotic stress tolerance in
plants and improved grain yield in maize under water limited conditions. Plant Physiol
147:446–455
Cavicchioli R (2006) Cold adapted archaea. Nat Rev Microbiol 4:331–343
Chattopadhyay MK (2002) Bacterial cryoprotectants. Resonance 7:59–63
Chattopadhyay MK (2006) Mechanism of bacterial adaptation to low temperature. J Biosci
31:157–165
Chattopadhyay MK, Jagannadham MV (2001) Maintenance of membrane fluidity in Antarctic
bacteria. Polar Biol 24:386–388
6 Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Mechanisms and Alleviation of Cold Stress. . . 217