Claim · #6495561
Bacillus subtilis FB17 · facilitation · Arabidopsis thaliana
facilitation · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Root-secreted malic acid recruits beneficial soil bacteria”
- Source
- The rhizosphere microbiome and plant health
- Authors
- Berendsen R.L., Pieterse C.M.J., Bakker P.A.H.M.
- Year
- 2012
- Publication
- Trends in Plant Science
- Page
- 483
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Malic acid recruitment of B. subtilis FB17 upon foliar P. syringae attack is the Rudrappa et al. cry-for-help model.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Foliar-pathogen-induced root malate exudation recruiting B. subtilis FB17 for ISR is well documented.”
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