Dr. Jospeh W. Kloepper

REFEREED RESEARCH PAPERS, BOOK CHAPTERS, AND REVIEWS         1994 TO PRESENT

1) Kloepper, J.W., Gutiérrez-Estrada, A., and McInroy, J.A.  2007. Photoperiod regulates elicitation of growth promotion but not induced resistance by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. 53:159-167. (PDF)

2) Liu, W. Sutton, J.C., Grodzinski, B., Kloepper, J.W., and Reddy, M.S.  2007. Biological control of Pythium root rot of chrysanthemum in small-scale hydroponic units. Phytoparasitica. 35:159-178. (PDF)

3) Ryu, C.-M., Murphy, J.F, Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W.  2007. A two-strain mixture of rhizobacteria elicits inducation of systemic resistance against Pseudomonas syringae and Cucumber mosaic virus coupled to promotion of plant growth on Arabidopsis thaliana.  J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17:280-286. (PDF)

4) Domenech, J., Reddy, M.S., Kloepper, J.W., Ramos, B., and Gutierrez-Manero, J.   2006. Combined application of the biological product LS213 with Bacillus, Pseudomonas, or Chryseobacterium for growth promotion and biological control of soil-borne diseases in pepper and tomato.  BioControl. 51:245-258. (PDF)

5) Ji, P., Campbell, H.L., Kloepper, J.W., Jones, J.B., Suslow, T.V., and Wilson, M.  2006. Integrated biological control of bacterial speck and spot of tomato under field conditions using foliar biological control agents and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Biol. Control. 36:358-367. (PDF)

6) Kloepper, J.W., and Ryu, C.-M.  2006. Bacterial endophytes as elicitors of induced systemic resistance. In: Soil Biology, Volume 9; Microbial Root Endophytes. B; Schulz, C. Boyle, and T.N. Sieber (Eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (PDF)

7) Kokalis-Burelle, N., Kloepper, J.W., and Reddy, M.S.  2006. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria as transplant amendments and their effects on indigenous rhizosphere microorganisms. Appl. Soil Ecology 31:91-100. (PDF)

8) Paré, P.W., M.A. Farag, Krishnamachari, V., Zhang, H., Ryu, C.-M., and Kloepper, J.W.  2005. Elicitors and priming agents initiate plant defense responses. Photosynthesis Research 85:149-159. (PDF)

9) Ryu, C.-M., Hu, C.-H., Locy, R.D., and Kloepper, J.W.  2005. Study of mechanisms for plant growth promotion elicited by rhizobacteria in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Soil 268:285-292. (PDF)

10) Ryu, C.-M., Farag, M.A., Paré, P.W., and Kloepper, J.W.  2005. Invisible signals from the underground: Bacterial volatiles elicit plant growth promotion and induce systemic resistance. The Plant Pathology Journal 21: 7-12. (PDF)

11) Zhang, S., Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W.  2004.  Tobacco growth enhancement and blue mold protection by rhizobacteria:  Relationship between plant growth promotion and systemic disease protection by PGPR strain 90-166.  Plant and Soil.  262: 277-288. (PDF)

12)  Ryu, C.-M., Murphy, J.R., Mysore, K., and Kloepper, J.W.  2004.  Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria systemically protect Arabidopsis thaliana against cucumber mosaic virus by a salicylic acid and NPR-1 independent and jasmonic acid-dependent pathway.  The Plant Journal. 39:381-392. (PDF)

13)  Anith, K.N., Momol, M.T., Kloepper, J.W., Marois, J.J., Olson, S.M., and Jones, J.B.  2004.  Efficacy of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, acibenzolar-S-methyl, and soil amendment for integrated management of bacterial wilt on tomato.  Plant Dis. 88:669-673. (PDF)

14) Kloepper, J.W., Reddy, M.S., Kenney, D.S., Vavrina, C., Kokalis-Burelle, N., and Martinez-Ochoa, N.  2004.  Application of rhizobacteria in transplant production and yield enhancement.  Proc. XXVI IHC-Transplant Production and Stand Establishment.  Eds. S. Nicola, J. Nowak, and C.S. Vavrina.  Acta Hort. 631 HIS 2004. (PDF)

15)  Ryu, C.-M., Farag, M.A., Hu, C.-H., Reddy, M.S., Paré, P.W., and Kloepper, J.W.  2004.  Bacterial volatiles induce systemic resistance in Arabidopsis.  Plant Physiology.  134:1017-1026. (PDF)

16)  Jeun, Y.C., Park, K.S., Kim, C.H., Fowler, W.D., and Kloepper, J.W.  2004.  Cytological observations of cucumber plants during induced resistance elicited by rhizobacteria.  Biological Control. 29:34-42. (PDF)

17)  Kloepper, J.W., Ryu, C.-M., and Zhang, S. 2004.  Induced systemic resistance and promotion of plant growth by Bacillus spp. Phytopathology. 94:1259-1266. (PDF)

18) Kokalis-Burelle, N., and Kloepper, J.W.  2004.  Soil Ecosystem Health and its Role in Plant Disease Suppression, pp. 123-140.  In:  Emerging concepts in plant health management 2004.  R.T. Lartey and A. Caesar (Eds.).  Research Signpost, Trivandrum, India. (PDF)

19)  Jetiyanon, K., Fowler, W.D., and Kloepper, J.W. 2003.  Broad-spectrum protection against several pathogens by PGPR mixtures under field conditions.  Plant Disease.  87:  1390-1394. (PDF)

20)  Murphy, J.F., Reddy, M.S., Ryu, C.-M, Kloepper, J.W., and Li, R.  2003. Rhizobacteria-mediated growth promotion of tomato leads to protection against Cucumber mosaic virus.  Phytopathology.  93:1301-1307. (PDF)

21) Beauchamp, C.J., Kloepper, J.W.  2003. Spatial and temporal distribution of a bioluminescent-marked Pseudomonas putida on soybean root. Luminescence. 18:346-351. (PDF)

22) Yan, Z., Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W.  2003.  Survival and colonization of rhizobacteria in a tomato transplant system.  Can. J. Microbiol. 49:383-389. (PDF)

23) Spencer, M., Ryu, C.-M., Yang, W.-Y., Kim Y.C., Kloepper, J.W., and Anderson, A.J. 2003.  Induced defence in tobacco by Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain O6 involves at least the ethylene pathway.  Physiol. Mol. Plant Pathol. 63:27-34. (PDF)

24) Ryu, C.-M., Hu, C.-H., Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W. 2003. Different signaling pathways of induced resistance by rhizobacteria in Arabidopsis thaliana against two pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae. New Phytologist. 160:413-420. (PDF)

25) Ryu, Choong-Min, Farag, M.A., Hu, C.-H., Reddy, M.S., Wei, H.-X., Paré, P.W., and Kloepper, J.W. 2003. Bacterial volatiles promote growth in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). 100:4927-4932. (PDF)

26) Kokalis-Burelle, N., Vavrina, C.S., Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W. 2003. Amendment of muskmelon transplant media with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: effects on seedling quality, disease, and nematode resistance. Hortechnology 13:476-482. (PDF)

27) Zhang, S., Moyne, A.-L, Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W. 2002. The role of salicylic acid in induced systemic resistance elicited by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria against blue mold of tobacco. Biological Control 25:288-296. (PDF)

28) Kokalis-Burelle, N., Martinez-Ochoa, N., Rodríguez-Kábana, R., and Kloepper, J.W. 2002. Development of multi-component transplant mixes for suppression of Meloidogyne incognita on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). J. of Nematology 34:362-369. (PDF)

29) Yan, Z., Reddy, M.S., Ryu, C.-M., McInroy, J.A., Wilson, M., and Kloepper, J.W. 2002. Induced systemic resistance against tomato late blight elicited by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Phytopathology 92:1329-1333. (PDF)

30) Zhang, S., Reddy, M.S., and Kloepper, J.W. 2002. Development of assays for assessing induced systemic resistance by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria against blue mold of tobacco. Biological Control 23:79-86. (PDF)

31) Adams, P.D., and Kloepper, J.W. 2002. Effect of host genotype on indigenous bacterial endophytes of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Plant and Soil. 240:181-189. (PDF)

32)Jetiyanon, K., and Kloepper, J.W. 2002. Mixtures of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for induction of systemic resistance against multiple plant diseases. Biological Control 24:285-291. (PDF)

33) Beauchamp, C.J., Kloepper, J.W., Shaw, J.J., and Chalifour, F.-P. 2001. Root colonization of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Rhizobium leguminorarum bv. viciae in the presence of nitrate nitrogen. Can. J. Microbiol. 47:1068-1074.

34) Zehnder, G.W., Murphy, J.F., Sikora, E.J. and Kloepper, J.W. 2001. Application of rhizobacteria for induced resistance. European J. of Plant Pathology. 107:39-50.

35) Fernández, C., Rodríguez-Kábana, R., Warrior, P., and Kloepper, J.W. 2001. Induced soil suppressiveness to a root-knot nematode species by a nematicide. Biological Control 22:103-114. (PDF)

36) Zhang, S., Reddy, M. S., Kokalis-Burelle, N., Wells, L. W. Nightengale, S. P., Kloepper, J. W. 2001. Lack of Induced Systemic Resistance in Peanut to Late Leaf Spot Disease by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Chemical Elicitors. Plant Dis. 85:879-884. (PDF)

37) Press, C. M., Loper, J. E. and Kloepper, J. W. 2001. Role of Iron in Rhizobacteria-Mediated Induced Systemic Resistance of Cucumber. The American Phytopathological Society. 91: 593-598.

38) Zehnder, G. W., Murphy, J. F., Sikora, E. J., Kloepper, J. W. 2001. Application of rhizobacteria for induced resistance. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 107: 39-50. (PDF)

39) Zehnder, G. W., Yao, C., Wei, G and Kloepper, J. W. 2000. Influence of Methyl Bromide Fumigation on Microbe-induced Resistance in Cucumber. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 10, 687-693. (PDF)

40) Raupach, G. S. and Kloepper, J. W. 2000. Biocontrol of Cucumber Diseases in the Field by Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria With and Without Methyl Bromide Fumigation. Plant Disease. 84:1073-1075.

41) Zehnder, G. W., Yao, C., Murphy, J. F., Sikora, E., R., Kloepper, J., W. 2000. Induction of resistance in tomato against cucumber mosaic cucumvirus by plant growth promoting rhhizobacteria. Biocontrol 45: 127-137. (PDF)

42) Murphy, J. F., Zehnder, G. W., Schuster, D. J., Sikora, E. J., Polston, J.E., and Kloepper, J. W. 2000. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial mediated protection in tomato against Tomato Mottle Virus. Plant Disease 84: 779-784.

43) Park, K. S. and Kloepper, J. W. 2000. Activation of PR-1a promoter by Rhizobacteria that induce systemic resistance in Tobacco against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci. Biological Control 18: 2-9. (PDF)

44) Varga-Ayala, R. Rodríguez-Kábana, R., Morgan-Jones, G., McInroy, J.A., and Kloepper, J.W. 2000. Shifts in soil microflora induced by velvetbean (Mucuna deeringiana) in cropping systems to control root-knot nematodes. Biological Control 17: 11-22.

45) Hallmann, J., Rodríguez-Kábana, R., and Kloepper, J.W. 1999. Chitin-mediated changes in bacterial communities of the soil, rhizosphere and within roots of cotton in relation to nematode control. Soil Biol. Biochem. 31:551-560.

46) Kloepper, J.W., Rodríguez-Kábana, R., Zehnder, G.W., Murphy, J., Sikora, E., and Fernández,, C. 1999. Plant root-bacterial interactions in biological control of soilborne diseases and potential extension to systemic and foliar diseases. Australasian Plant Pathology 28:27-33.

47) Zehnder, G. W., Yao, C., Murphy, J. F., Sikora, E. R., Kloepper, J. W., Schuster, D. J., and Polston, J. E. 1999. Microbe-Induced Resistance Against Pathogens and Herbivores: Evidence of Effectiveness in Agriculture, pp. 335-355. In: Induced Plant Defenses Against Pathogens and Herbivores: Biochemisry, Ecology and Agriculture, A. A. Agrawal, et.al. eds. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

48) Benhamou, N., Kloepper, J.W., and Tuzun, S. 1998. Induction of resistance against Fusarium wilt of tomato by combination of chitosan with an endophytic bacterial strain: ultrastructure and cytochemistry of the host response. Planta 204:153-168.

49) Chabot, R., Beauchamp, C.J., Kloepper, J.W., and Antoun, H. 1998. Effect of phosphorus on root colonization and growth promotion of maize by bioluminescent mutants of phosphate solubilizing Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:1615-1618.

50) Enebak, S.A., Wei, G., and Kloepper, J.W. 1998. Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on loblolly and slash pine seedlings. Forest Science. 44:139-144.

51) Hallmann, J., Quadt-Hallmann, A., Rodríguez-Kábana, R., and Kloepper, J.W. 1998. Interactions between Meloidogyne incognita and endophytic bacteria in cotton and cucumber. Soil Biol. Biochem. 30:925-937.

52) Raupach, G.S., and Kloepper, J.W. 1998. Mixtures of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria enhance biological control of multiple cucumber pathogens. Phytopathology 88:1158-1164.

53) Zehnder, G.W, Yao, C., Murphy, J. F., Sikora, E. R., Kloepper, J. W., Schuster, D. J., and Polston, J. E. 1998. Microbe-induced resistance: A novel strategy for control of insect-transmitted diseases in vegetables. In: E.B. Radcliffe and W.D. Hutchison [eds], Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook, URL: http://ipmworld.umn.edu, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

54) Bauske, E.M., Backman, P. A., Harper, K. M., Brannen, P. M., Rodríguez-Kábana, R. and Kloepper, J. W. 1997. Effect of botanical aromatic compounds and seed-surface pH on growth and colonization of cotton plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Biocontrol Science and Technology 7:415-421.

55) Hallmann, J., Kloepper, J.W. , and Rodríguez-Kábana, R. 1997. Application of the Scholander pressure bomb to studies on endophytic bacteria of plants. Can J. Microbiol. 43:411-416.

56) Hallman, J., Quadt-Hallmann, A., Mahaffee, W. F., and Kloepper, J. W. 1997. Bacterial endophytes in agricultural crops. Can.J. Microbiol. 43:895-914.

57) Mahaffee, W.F., Bauske, E.M., van Vuurde, J.W.L, van der Wolf, J.M., van den Brink, M., and Kloepper, J.W. 1997. Comparative analysis of antibiotic resistance, immunofluorescent colony staining, and a transgenic marker (bioluminescence) for monitoring the environmental fate of a rhizobacterium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63:1617-1622.

58) Mahaffee, W.F. and Kloepper, J.W. 1997. Bacterial communities of the rhizosphere and endorhiza associated with field-grown cucumber plants inoculated with a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium or its genetically modified derivative. Can. J. Microbiol. 43:344-353.

59) Press, C.M., Wilson, M., Tuzun, S., Kloepper, J.W. 1997. Salicylic acid produced by Serratia marcescens 90-166 is not the primary determinant of induced systemic resistance in cucumber or tobacco. Molec. Plant-Microbe Interactions 10:761-768.

60) Quadt-Hallmann, A., Benhamou, N., and Kloepper, J.W. 1997. Bacterial endophytes in cotton: mechanisms of entering the plant. Can. J. Microbiol. 43:577-582.

61) Quadt-Hallmann, A., Hallmann, J., and Kloepper, J.W. 1997. Bacterial endophytes in cotton: localization and interaction with other plant-associated bacteria. Can. J. Microbiol. 43:254-259.

62) Zehnder, G., Kloepper, J., Tuzun, S., Yao, C. Wei, G., Chambliss, O., and Shelby, R. 1997. Insect feeding on cucumber mediated by rhizobacteria-induced plant resistance. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 83:81-85.

63) Zehnder, G., Kloepper, J., Yao, C., and Wei, G. 1997. Induction of systemic resistance in cucumber against cucumber beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria). J. Econ. Entomol. 90:391-396.

64) Benhamou, N., Kloepper, J.W., Quadt-Hallmann, A., and Tuzun, S. 1996. Induction of defense-related ultrastructural modifications in pea root tissues inoculated with endophytic bacteria. Physiol. Plant Pathol. 112:919-929.

65) Chabot, R., Antoun, H., Kloepper, J.W., and Beauchamp, C.J. 1996. Root colonization of maize and lettuce by bioluminescent Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:2767-2772.

66) Chen, Y., Mei, R., Lu, S., Liu, L., and Kloepper, J.W. 1996. The use of yield-increasing bacteria (YIB) as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in Chinese agriculture. In: Management of Soilborne Disease, C.K. Gupta and R. Utkehde, eds. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. Pages 165-184.

67) Kloepper, J. W. 1996. Host specificity in microbe-microbe interactions. BioScience 46: 406-409.

68) Kloepper, J. W., Zehnder, G. W., Tuzun, S., Murphy, J. F., Wei, G., Yao, C., and Raupach, G.. 1996. Toward agricultural implementation of PGPR-mediated induced systemic resistance against crop pests. In: W. Tang, R.J. Cook, and A. Rovira, eds. Advances in Biological Control of Plant Diseases. China Agricultural University Press, Beijing. pp. 165-174.

69) Press, C.M., W.F. Mahaffee, J.H. Edwards, and J.W. Kloepper. 1996. Organic by-product effects on soil chemical properties and microbial communities. Compost Sci. & Utilization 4:70-80.

70) Quadt-Hallmann, A., and Kloepper, J.W. 1996. Immunological detection and localization of a cotton endophyte, Enterobacter asburiae, strain JM22 in different plant species. Can. J. Microbiol. 42: 1144-1154.

71) McInroy, J.A., Musson, G., Wei, G., and Kloepper, J.W. 1996. Masking of antibiotic-resistance upon recovery of endophytic bacteria. Plant and Soil 186: 213-218.

72) Raupach, G.S., Liu, L., Murphy, J.F., Tuzun, S., and Kloepper, J.W. 1996. Induced systemic resistance in cucumber and tomato against cucumber mosaic cucumovirus using plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Plant Dis. 80:891-894.

73) Wei, G., Kloepper, J.W., and Tuzun, S. 1996. Induced systemic resistance to cucumber diseases and increased plant growth by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria under field conditions. Phytopathology 86:221-224.

74) Wei, G., Kloepper, J. W., and Tuzun, S. 1996. Evaluation of induced systemic resistance and plant growth promotion with mixtures of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria strains in the field. In: W. Tang, R.J. Cook, and A. Rovira, eds. Advances in Biological Control of Plant Diseases. China Agricultural University Press, Beijing. pp. 223-226.

75) Wilson, M., Ji, P., Campbell, H. L., and Kloepper, J. W. 1996. Development of an integrated biological control strategy for bacterial speck of tomato caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. In: W. Tang, R.J. Cook, and A. Rovira, eds. Advances in Biological Control of Plant Diseases. China Agricultural University Press, Beijing.

76) Chen, C., Bauske, E.M., Musson, G. Rodríguez-Kábana, R., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Biological control of Fusarium wilt on cotton by use of endophytic bacteria. Biological Control 5:83-91. (PDF)

77) Kloepper, J. W. 1995. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (other systems). In: Azospirillum/Plant Associations. Y. Okon, ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 137-166.

78) Liu, L., Kloepper, J.W., and Tuzun, S. 1995. Induction of systemic resistance in cucumber by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: duration of protection and effect of host resistance on protection and root colonization. Phytopathology 85:1064-1068. (PDF)

79) Liu, L., Kloepper, J.W., and Tuzun, S. 1995. Induction of systemic resistance in cucumber against bacterial angular leaf spot by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Phytopathology 85:843-847. (PDF)

80) Liu, L., Kloepper, J.W., and Tuzun, S. 1995. Induction of systemic resistance in cucumber against Fusarium wilt by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Phytopathology 85:695-698. (PDF)

81) Mickler, C.J., Bowen, K.L., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Evaluation of selected geocarposphere bacteria for biological control of Aspergillus flavus in peanut. Plant and Soil 175:291-299.

82) McInroy, J.A., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Population dynamics of endophytic bacteria in field-grown sweet corn and cotton. Can. J. Microbiol. 41:895-901.

83) McInroy, J.A., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Survey of indigenous bacterial endophytes from cotton and sweet corn. Plant and Soil 173:337-342. (PDF)

84) Musson, G., McInroy, J.A., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Development of delivery systems for introducing endophytic bacteria into cotton. Biocontrol Sci & Technol. 5:407-416. (PDF)

85) Tuzun, S., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Practical application and implementation of induced resistance. In: Induced Resistance to Diseases in Plants. R. Hammerschmidt and J. Kuc, Eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordecht, the Netherlands. pp. 152-168.

86) Tuzun, S., and Kloepper, J.W. 1995. Potential application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to induce systemic disease resistance. In: Novel Approaches to Integrated Pest Management. R. Reuveni, Ed. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton. pp. 115-127. (PDF)

87) Mahaffee, W.F., and Kloepper, J.W. 1994. Applications of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in sustainable agriculture. In: Soil Biota, Management in Sustainable Farming Systems. C.E. Pankhurst, B.M. Doube, V.V.S.R. Gupta, and P.R. Grace, Eds. CSIRO Information Services, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. pp. 23-31. (PDF)

88) McInroy, J.A., and Kloepper, J.W. 1994. Studies on indigenous endophytic bacteria of sweet corn and cotton. In: Molecular Ecology of Rhizosphere Microorganisms, Biotechnology and the Release of GMOs. F. O'Gara, D.N. Dowling, and B. Boesten, Eds. VCH, New York. pp. 19-27. (PDF)

89) Tuzun, S., and Kloepper, J. W. 1994. Induced systemic resistance by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. In: Improving Plant Productivity with Rhizosphere Bacteria. M.H. Ryder, P.M. Stephens, and G.D. Bowen, eds. CSIRO, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. pp. 104-109.

90) Edwards, J.H., Press, C.M., Mahaffee, W.F., and Kloepper, J.W. 1994. Direct application effects of municipal solid waste on modification of soil biota and crop production. In: Soil Biota, Management in Sustainable Farming Systems. C.E. Pankhurst, B.M. Doube, V.V.S.R. Gupta, and P.R. Grace, Eds. CSIRO Information Services, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. pp. 91-93.