title: Distribution of Pseudomonas fluorescent bacteria in soils and in the root zone of plants.
abstract: The authors studied the ecology of fluorescent bacteria of the genus Pesudomonas. These were found to proliferate most actively in soils very high in fresh organic matter. In grassy and woody residue their numbers attained 30--60%, depending on the specific methods of bacterial sowing. Pseudomonas was particularly numerous in the root zone of plants fertilized by external metabolites of roots and decomposed roots and leaves.
mesh_terms: D010944:Plants; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012988:Soil Microbiology