Includes bibliographical references and index.

section 1. Focus chapters -- section 2. Plant-mediated structuring of bacterial communities in the rhizosphere -- section 3. Plant genetics and rhizobacterial communities -- section 4. Hormones and other signals and rhizomicrobes -- section 5. Endophytes -- section 6. Symbiotic plant-microbe interactions -- section 7. PGPR, biocontrol, and disease-suppressive bacteria -- section 8. Biofilm formation and attachment to roots -- section 9. Quorum sensing and signaling -- section 10. Genomic sequencing and screening of genes/promoters activated in the natural environment -- section 11. Marker and reporter genes for plant-host interaction studies -- section 12. Phytoremediation and heavy-metal tolerance in the rhizosphere -- section 13. Climate change effects on soil/rhizosphere microbial communities -- section 14. Metagenomics and the soil/rhizosphere -- section 15. Engineering the rhizosphere : the "biased rhizosphere" concept -- section 16. Concluding chapters.

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