Rhizobia exopolysaccharides: promising biopolymers for use in the formulation of plant inoculants.

ABSTRACT: Inoculants with beneficial microorganisms comprise both selected strains and carriers that ensure a favorable microenvironment for cell survival and stability. Formulations of inoculants using synthetic polymers as carriers are common. However, only a few studies are available in the literature regarding the formulation of inoculants using natural biomolecules as carriers. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are biomolecules produced by a vast array of microbial species, including symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, commonly known as rhizobia. EPS perform several functions, such as the protection against the deleterious effects of diverse environmental soil stresses. Two Rhizobium tropici strains and one Paraburkholderia strain were selected after semiquantitative analysis by scanning electron micros

SUBMITTER: Palhares Farias T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9679134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature