The Rhizobia-Lotus Symbioses: Deeply Specific and Widely Diverse

The symbiosis between Lotus and rhizobia has been long considered very specific and only two bacterial species were recognized as the microsymbionts of Lotus: Mesorhizobium loti was considered the typical rhizobia for the L. corniculatus complex, whereas Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lotus) was the symbiont f...

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Main Authors: María J. Lorite, María J. Estrella, Francisco J. Escaray, Analía Sannazzaro, Isabel M. Videira e Castro, Jorge Monza, Juan Sanjuán, Milagros León-Barrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02055/full