supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KSCX2YW-JS401, KSCX2-YW-G-072);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20777089, 21177145);the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863) of China (No. 2007AA06A407)
Immigrant bacteria located on leaf surfaces are important to the health of plants as well as to people who consume fresh fruits and vegetables. However, the spatial distribution and organization of these immigrant bac...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21177145, 20977106);the Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Nankai University), Ministry of Education (No.KL-PPEC-2010-3)
Bacterial populations coexisting in the phyllosphere niche have important effects on plant health. Quorum sensing (QS) allows bacteria to communicate via diffusible signal molecules, but QS-dependent behaviors in ph...