title: Genetic and metabolic diversity of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs in phyllosphere of tropical plants.
abstract: Diversity of Pink-Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs) in phyllosphere of cotton, maize and sunflower was determined based on differential carbon-substrate utilization profile and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA data. Results indicate that six diversified groups of PPFMs are found in these crops. Sunflower and maize phyllosphere harbor four different groups of methylobacteria while cotton has only two groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu , India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balachandar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Sp
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundaram
keywords: Methylobacterium; PPFM; RAPD; diversity; phyllosphere
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