The role of bacterial surface components in combination with bacterial functional signals in
the process of biofilm formation has been increasingly studied in recent years. Plants …

Bacteria belonging to the genera Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium,
Bradyrhizobium, and Azorhizobium (collectively referred to as rhizobia) grow in the soil as …

The principles underlying the assembly and structure of complex microbial communities are
an issue of long-standing concern to the field of microbial ecology. We previously analyzed …

The formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules on legumes requires an integration of infection by
rhizobia at the root epidermis and the initiation of cell division in the cortex, several cell …

Eukaryotes often form symbioses with microorganisms. Among these, associations between
plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are responsible for the nitrogen input into various …

Plant roots support the growth and activities of a wide variety of microorganisms that may
have a profound effect on the growth and/or health of plants. Among these microorganisms …

Current data from bacterial pathogens of animals and from bacterial symbionts of plants
support some of the more general proposed functions for lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and …

Rhizobium meliloti Rm1021 must be able to synthesize succinoglycan in order to invade
successfully the nodules which it elicits on alfalfa and to establish an effective nitrogen-fixing …

▪ Abstract Rhizobia are soil bacteria that can engage in a symbiosis with leguminous plants
that produces nitrogen-fixing root nodules. This symbiosis is based on specific recognition of …

▪ Abstract Symbiosis between rhizobia and leguminous plants leads to the formation of N2-
fixing root nodules. The interaction of rhizobia and plants shows a high degree of host …