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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 1999, p. 2741-2744, Vol. 65, No. 6
0099-2240/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Piriformospora indica, a Cultivable Plant-Growth-Promoting Root Endophyte

Ajit Varma,1,2 Savita Verma,2,dagger Sudha,2 Nirmal Sahay,2 Britta Bütehorn,1 and Philipp Franken1,*

Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Abteilung Biochemie and Laboratorium für Mikrobiologie des Fachbereichs Biologie der Philipps-Universität, 35043 Marburg, Germany,1 and School of Life Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India2

Received 29 June 1998/Accepted 23 December 1998

Piriformospora indica (Hymenomycetes, Basidiomycota) is a newly described cultivable endophyte that colonizes roots. Inoculation with the fungus and application of fungal culture filtrate promotes plant growth and biomass production. Due to its ease of culture, this fungus provides a model organism for the study of beneficial plant-microbe interactions and a new tool for improving plant production systems.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Abteilung Biochemie, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, 35043 Marburg, Germany. Phone: 49-6421-178 300. Fax: 49-6421-178 309. E-mail: frankenp{at}mailer.uni-marburg.de.

dagger Present address: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C. 20007.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 1999, p. 2741-2744, Vol. 65, No. 6
0099-2240/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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