Nicole Benhamou

TL;DR: Biochemical analyses revealed that inoculation with Trichodermainitiated increased peroxidase and chitinase activities within 48 and 72 h, respectively, providing evidence that T. harzianum may induce systemic resistance mechanisms in cucumber plants.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the plant defense enzymes could be stimulated in cucumber roots which have been colonized by non-pathogenic rhizobacteria or in a compatible interaction between cucumber and P. aphanidermatum.

TL;DR: It is proposed that WCOR410 plays a role in preventing the destabilization of the plasma membrane that occurs during dehydrative conditions, and the properties, abundance, and localization of these proteins suggest that they are involved in the cryoprotection of the membrane against freezing or dehydration stress.

TL;DR: The results suggest that similar to beneficial rhizobacteria, T. asperellum may activate separate metabolic pathways in cucumber that are involved in plant signaling and biosynthesis, eventually leading to the systemic accumulation of phytoalexins.

TL;DR: Observations confirm that endophytic bacteria may function as potential inducers of plant disease resistance as well as at the surface or even inside of the invading hyphae of the pathogen.