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Section 2

Soil and Plant Microbiology

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Soil Composition

Soil is a mix of varying amounts of inorganic matter, organic matter, water, and air.

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Physical Properties of Soil

Soils are made up of combinations of four distinct layer types or horizons: O horizon, A horizon, B horizon, and C horizon.

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Mycorrhiza

A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant.

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Wetland Soils

Wetlands are considered one of the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems.

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Endophytes and Plants

An endophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its life without causing apparent disease.

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Mycorrhizae: The Symbiotic Relationship between Fungi and Roots

Many plants form associations called mycorrhizae with fungi that give them access to nutrients in the soil, protecting against disease and toxicities.

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Plant Pathogens

There are four main bacterial pathogenicity factors: cell wall degrading enzymes, toxins, phytohormones, and effector proteins.

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Nitrogen Fixation: Root and Bacteria Interactions

Plants cannot extract the necessary nitrogen from soil, so they form symbiotic relationships with rhizobia that can fix it as ammonia.

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