Backman, P.A. & Sikora, R.A. 2008. Endophytes: An emerging tool for biological control. Biological Control, 46: 1–3.
Bermpohl, A., Dreier, J., Bahro, R. & Eichenlaub, R. 1996. Exopolysaccharides in the pathogenic interaction of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis with tomato plants. Microbiological Research, 151: 391–399.
Bhattacharyya, P.N. & Jha, D.K. 2012. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): emergence in agriculture. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28(4): 1327–50.
Brooks, D.S., Gonzalez, C.F., Appel, D.N. & Filer T.J. 1994. Evaluation of endophytic bacteria as potential biological control agents for oak wilt. Biological Control, 4: 373-381.
Fulkerson, J.F. 1960. Pathogenicity and stability of strains of Corynebacterium insidiosum. Phytopatholgy, 50: 377–380.
Gnanamanickam, S.S. & Ebenzar, I.J. 2007. Epiphytic Bacteria, Their Ecology and Function. pp.131-153. In: Gnanamanickam, S.S. (ed.), Plant-Associated Bacteria. Springer.
Hallmann, J., Quadt-Hallmann, A., Mahaffee, W.F. & Kloepper, J.W. 1997. Bacterial endophytes in agricultural crops. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 43: 895–914.
Hugh, R. & Leifson, E. 1953. The taxonomic significance of fermentative oxidative metabolism of carbohydrates by various gram negative bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 66: 24–26.
Hurek, T., Reinhold-Hurek, B., Van Montagu, M. & Kellenberger, E. 1994. Root colonization and systemic spreading of Azoarcus sp. strain BH72 in grasses. Journal of Bacteriology, 176: 1913–1923.
Innerebner, G., Knief, C. & Vorholt J.A. 2011. Protection of Arabidopsis thaliana against leaf-pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae by Sphingomonas strains in a controlled model system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(10): 3202–10.
Jahr, H., Bahro, R., Burger, A., Ahlemeyer, J. & Eichenlaub, R. 1999. Interaction between Clavibacter michiganensis and its host plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2: 113–118.
Kiraly, Z., El-Zahaby, H.M. & Klement, Z. 1997. Role of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) slime of plant pathogenic bacteria in protecting cells to reactive oxygen species. Journal of Phytopathology, 145: 59–68.
Klement, Z., Rudolph, K. & Sands, D.C. 2001. Methods in Phytobacteriology. Akademiai Kiado, Budapest.
Kovacs, N. 1956. Identification of Pseudomonas solanacearum by the oxidase reaction. Nature, 178: 703.
Leigh, J.A. & Coplin, D.L. 1992. Exopolysaccharides in plant-bacterial interactions. Annual Review of Microbiology, 46: 307–346.
Lodewyckx, C., Vangronsveld, J., Porteous, F., Moore, E.R.B., Taghavi, S., Mezgeay, M. & van der Lelie, D. 2002. Endophytic bacteria and their potential application. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 21(6): 583–606.
McCulloc, L. 1925. Aplanobacter insidiosum nr sp., the cause of an alfalfa disease. Phytopathology, 15: 496–497.
Mueller S.C. 2007. Alfalfa Growth and Development. Division of Agriculture and Natural Reasearch. Publication 8289.
Prabhat, N.J., Garima, G. Prameela, J. & Mehrotra, R. 2013. Association of rhizospheric/endophytic bacteria with plants: A potential gateway to sustainable agriculture. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(2): 73-84.
Raupach, G.S., Liu L., Murphy, J.F., Tuzun S. & Kloepper J.W. 1996. Induced systemic resistance in cucumber and tomato against cucumber mosaic cucumovirus using plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Plant Disease,80: 891-894.
Ryan, A.D., Kinkel, L.L. & Schottel, J.L. 2004. Effect of pathogen isolate, potato cultivar, and antagonist strain on potato scab severity and biological control. Biochemical Science Technology, 14: 301–311.
Samac, D.A., Nix, R.J. & Oleson, A.E. 1998. Transmission frequency of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus to alfalfa seed and identification of the bacterium by PCR. Plant Disease, 82: 1362–1367.
Schaad, N.W., Jones, J.B. & Chun, W. 2001 .Laboratory Guide for the Identification of Pant Pathogenic Bacteria. American Phytopathological Society, Paul, MN.
Stajkovich, O., De Meyer, S., Milicic, B., Willems, A. & Delic D. 2009. Isolation and characterization of endophytic non-rhizobial bacteria from root nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Botanicaserbica, 33(1): 107–114.
Sturz, A.V. & Nowak, J. 2000. Endophytic communities of rhizobacteria and the strategies required to create yield enhancing associations with crops. Applied Soil Ecology, 15: 183–190.
Vichova, J. & Kozova, Z. 2004. The virulence of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus strains and tests of alfalfa varieties for resistance to the wilt pathogen. Journal of Plant Protection Research, 44(2): 147–154.
Wilhelm, E., Arthofer, W., Schafleitner, R. & Krebs, B. 1998. Bacillus subtilis an endophyte of chestnut (Castenea sativa) asantagonist against chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica). Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 52: 105.
)