Modulation of Quorum Sensing as an Adaptation to Nodule Cell Infection during Experimental Evolution of Legume Symbionts
Rhizobia are soil bacteria from unrelated genera able to form a mutualistic relationship with legumes. Bacteria induce the formation of root nodules, invade nodule cells, and fix nitrogen to the benefit of the plant. Rhizobial lineages emerged from the horizontal transfer of essential symbiotic gene...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-01-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03129-19 |