Bacterial associations with legumes

A Peix, MH Ramírez-Bahena, E Velázquez… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Legumes form a large group of plants that constitute the third largest family of angiosperms,
including near 20,000 species and 750 genera. Most of them have the ability to establish …

[HTML][HTML] Legume growth-promoting rhizobia: an overview on the Mesorhizobium genus

M Laranjo, A Alexandre, S Oliveira - Microbiological research, 2014 - Elsevier
The need for sustainable agricultural practices is revitalizing the interest in biological
nitrogen fixation and rhizobia-legumes symbioses, particularly those involving economically …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Evaluation of PCR Primers to Amplify the nifH Gene of Nitrogenase

JC Gaby, DH Buckley - 2012 - journals.plos.org
The nifH gene is the most widely sequenced marker gene used to identify nitrogen-fixing
Bacteria and Archaea. Numerous PCR primers have been designed to amplify nifH, but a …

Establishing nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with legumes: how many rhizobium recipes?

C Masson-Boivin, E Giraud, X Perret, J Batut - Trends in microbiology, 2009 - cell.com
Rhizobia are phylogenetically disparate α-and β-proteobacteria that have achieved the
environmentally essential function of fixing atmospheric nitrogen (N 2) in symbiosis with …

Advances in Rhizobium research

A Sessitsch, JG Howieson, X Perret… - Critical Reviews in …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Referee: Prof. Dr. Dietrich Werner, FG Zellbiologie und Angewandte Botanik, Fachbereich
Biologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35032 Marburg, Germany …

Symbiovars in rhizobia reflect bacterial adaptation to legumes

MA Rogel, E Ormeno-Orrillo, EM Romero - Systematic and Applied …, 2011 - Elsevier
Legume specificity is encoded in rhizobial genetic elements that may be transferred among
species and genera. Dissemination (by lateral transfer) of gene assemblies dictating host …

[HTML][HTML] Horizontal transfer of symbiosis genes within and between rhizobial genera: occurrence and importance

M Andrews, S De Meyer, EK James, T Stępkowski… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rhizobial symbiosis genes are often carried on symbiotic islands or plasmids that can be
transferred (horizontal transfer) between different bacterial species. Symbiosis genes …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and characterization of endophytic bacteria from corn (Zea mays L.) roots with biotechnological potential in agriculture

VJ Szilagyi-Zecchin, AC Ikeda, M Hungria, D Adamoski… - Amb Express, 2014 - Springer
Six endophytic bacteria of corn roots were identified as Bacillus sp. and as Enterobacter sp,
by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Four of the strains, CNPSo 2476, CNPSo 2477 …

[HTML][HTML] Rhizobium Promotes Non-Legumes Growth and Quality in Several Production Steps: Towards a Biofertilization of Edible Raw Vegetables Healthy for …

P García-Fraile, L Carro, M Robledo… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The biofertilization of crops with plant-growth-promoting microorganisms is currently
considered as a healthy alternative to chemical fertilization. However, only microorganisms …

Population genetics and phylogenetic inference in bacterial molecular systematics: the roles of migration and recombination in Bradyrhizobium species cohesion and …

P Vinuesa, C Silva, D Werner… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2005 - Elsevier
A combination of population genetics and phylogenetic inference methods was used to
delineate Bradyrhizobium species and to uncover the evolutionary forces acting at the …