Here, recognizing a declining supply of rock phosphate, as well as its role in crop fertilization, the authors investigated a fungus that forms a symbiotic relationship with many crops. They found that symbiosis between the fungus and common bean plant increased the affinity of the plant towards absorbing nutrients as evidenced by lower root-to-shoot ratios in beans planted in soil with various concentrations of phosphorous and salinity.
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Role of bacterial flagella in bacterial adhesion of Escherichia coli to glass surface
In this study, the authors investigate the effects that flagella have on E. coli's ability to adhere to glass surfaces.
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