Rhizobial bacteria enter a symbiotic association with leguminous plants, resulting in
differentiated bacteria enclosed in intracellular compartments called symbiosomes within …

Rhizobium and its allies (Azorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium, and Sinorhizobium) are Gram-
negative bacteria that cause the development of root (and sometimes stem) nodules on …

Nitrogen-fixing rhizobia colonize legume roots via plant-made intracellular infection threads.
Genetics has identified some genes involved but has not provided sufficient detail to …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Biosphere nitrogen is subjected to rapid turnover, and because it is eventually lost as
nitrogen into the atmosphere, its maintenance requires continuous replenishment with …

Rhizobium lipochitooligosaccharide signal molecules stimulate multiple responses in
legume host plants, including changes in host gene expression, cell growth, and mitoses …

Calcium is one of the essential nutrients for growth and development of plants. It is an
important component of various structures in cell wall and membranes. Besides some …

Nodulation of legume roots typically begins with rhizobia attaching to the tip of a growing
root-hair cell. The attached rhizobia secrete Nod factors (NF), which are perceived by the …

In situ immunolocalization of tubulin revealed that important rearrangements occur during all
the early symbiotic steps in the Medicago/R. meliloti symbiotic interaction. Microtubular …

Bacteria belonging to the genera Rhizobium, Bradyrhizobium. and Azorhizo bium,
collectively known as rhizobia, penetrate the roots (or adventitious roots) of their leguminous …