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. 2002 Aug;68(8):3795–3801. doi: 10.1128/AEM.68.8.3795-3801.2002

TABLE 3.

Colonization of wild-type and IAA-deficient P. putida GR12-2 on canola roots 7 days after seed inoculation

Inoculum density (108 CFU/ml) Inoculum ratio Recovered population (106 CFU/root)a
Recovered ratio
Wild type Mutant Wild type Mutant
14.1 1:0 3.0 ± 0.5 1:0
12.8 0:1 3.2 ± 0.6 0:1
4.3 5.4 1:1.3 2.0 ± 0.2 2.3 ± 0.4 1:1.1
a

Mean ± standard error for bacteria recovered from six roots.