• Have a modest background in molecular biology and presently considering a project that requires some knowledge of botany. Specifically, I seek details on the epiphytic relation between the microbe pseudomonas fluorescens and flowering plants such as the orchid and rose.
• • What would be the relationship? Commensalism or Mutualism?
  • What is the nutrient source for Pseudomas? Life Span?
  • What becomes of the metabolic end products from Pseudomonas?
  • Does the plant alter its surface properties to accommodate Pseudomonas?
• Much thanks for any guidance in this regard as I await reply. I close \\
• Respectfully

 

Though described in the below as promoting plant growth, suggest you approach the interaction in a microbiome context.

 

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17429140600907043