Competition, Nodule Occupancy, and Persistence of Inoculant Strains: Key Factors in the Rhizobium-Legume Symbioses
M Mendoza-Suárez, SU Andersen, PS Poole… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …
The role of microbial interactions on rhizobial fitness
M Granada Agudelo, B Ruiz, D Capela… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rhizobia are soil bacteria that can establish a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with legume plants.
As horizontally transmitted symbionts, the life cycle of rhizobia includes a free-living phase in …
As horizontally transmitted symbionts, the life cycle of rhizobia includes a free-living phase in …
Comparative analysis of integrative and conjugative mobile genetic elements in the genus Mesorhizobium
Members of the Mesorhizobium genus are soil bacteria that often form nitrogen-fixing
symbioses with legumes. Most characterised Mesorhizobium spp. genomes are~ 8 Mb in …
symbioses with legumes. Most characterised Mesorhizobium spp. genomes are~ 8 Mb in …
Pangenome evolution reconciles robustness and instability of rhizobial symbiosis
AJ Weisberg, A Rahman, D Backus, P Tyavanagimatt… - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Root nodulating rhizobia are nearly ubiquitous in soils and provide the critical service of
nitrogen fixation to thousands of legume species, including staple crops. However, the …
nitrogen fixation to thousands of legume species, including staple crops. However, the …
Contribution of biofertilizers to pulse crops: From single-strain inoculants to new technologies based on microbiomes strategies
Pulses provide distinct health benefits due to their low fat content and high protein and fiber
contents. Their grain production reaches approximately 93,210× 103 tons per year. Pulses …
contents. Their grain production reaches approximately 93,210× 103 tons per year. Pulses …
Adaptive evolution of rhizobial symbiosis beyond horizontal gene transfer: From genome innovation to regulation reconstruction
There are ubiquitous variations in symbiotic performance of different rhizobial strains
associated with the same legume host in agricultural practices. This is due to polymorphisms …
associated with the same legume host in agricultural practices. This is due to polymorphisms …
Symbiotic effectiveness, abiotic stress tolerance and phosphate solubilizing ability of new chickpea root-nodule bacteria from soils in Kununurra Western Australia and …
IA Oparah, JC Hartley, R Deaker, G Gemell, E Hartley… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims To assess the symbiotic effectiveness, tolerance to abiotic stress factors and
phosphate solubilizing ability of new chickpea root-nodule bacteria. Methods Symbiotic …
phosphate solubilizing ability of new chickpea root-nodule bacteria. Methods Symbiotic …
Population genomics of Australian indigenous Mesorhizobium reveals diverse nonsymbiotic genospecies capable of nitrogen-fixing symbioses following horizontal …
Mesorhizobia are soil bacteria that establish nitrogen-fixing symbioses with various
legumes. Novel symbiotic mesorhizobia frequently evolve following horizontal transfer of …
legumes. Novel symbiotic mesorhizobia frequently evolve following horizontal transfer of …
Native soil origin influences the symbiotic N fixation effectiveness of chickpea mesorhizobia grown in Australian soils
Experiments conducted under controlled conditions can be poor predictors of the field
performance of rhizobial inoculants. In this study, five field experiments were conducted over …
performance of rhizobial inoculants. In this study, five field experiments were conducted over …
An epigenetic switch activates bacterial quorum sensing and horizontal transfer of an integrative and conjugative element
JP Ramsay, TR Bastholm, CJ Verdonk… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Horizontal transfer of the integrative and conjugative element ICE Ml SymR7A converts non-
symbiotic Mesorhizobium spp. into nitrogen-fixing legume symbionts. Here, we discover …
symbiotic Mesorhizobium spp. into nitrogen-fixing legume symbionts. Here, we discover …