mSystems (Jun 2021)

Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110 Nodulation of Aeschynomene afraspera Is Associated with Atypical Terminal Bacteroid Differentiation and Suboptimal Symbiotic Efficiency

  • Quentin Nicoud,
  • Florian Lamouche,
  • Anaïs Chaumeret,
  • Thierry Balliau,
  • Romain Le Bars,
  • Mickaël Bourge,
  • Fabienne Pierre,
  • Florence Guérard,
  • Erika Sallet,
  • Solenn Tuffigo,
  • Olivier Pierre,
  • Yves Dessaux,
  • Françoise Gilard,
  • Bertrand Gakière,
  • Istvan Nagy,
  • Attila Kereszt,
  • Michel Zivy,
  • Peter Mergaert,
  • Benjamin Gourion,
  • Benoit Alunni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01237-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3

Abstract

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Legume-rhizobium symbiosis is a major ecological process in the nitrogen cycle, responsible for the main input of fixed nitrogen into the biosphere. The efficiency of this symbiosis relies on the coevolution of the partners.