Experimental evolution of a plant pathogen into a legume symbiont.

Experimental evolution of a plant pathogen into a legume symbiont.

Rhizobia are phylogenetically disparate alpha- and beta-proteobacteria that have achieved the environmentally essential function of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with legumes. Ample evidence indicates that horizontal transfer of symbiotic plasmids/islands has played a crucial role in rhiz...

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Main Authors: Marta Marchetti, Delphine Capela, Michelle Glew, Stéphane Cruveiller, Béatrice Chane-Woon-Ming, Carine Gris, Ton Timmers, Véréna Poinsot, Luz B Gilbert, Philipp Heeb, Claudine Médigue, Jacques Batut, Catherine Masson-Boivin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2796954?pdf=render

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