Rhizobia are some of the best-studied plant microbiota. These oligotrophic
Alphaproteobacteria or Betaproteobacteria form symbioses with their legume hosts …

The need for sustainable agricultural practices is revitalizing the interest in biological
nitrogen fixation and rhizobia-legumes symbioses, particularly those involving economically …

Clostridium ljungdahlii is an anaerobic homoacetogen, able to ferment sugars, other organic
compounds, or CO2/H2 and synthesis gas (CO/H2). The latter feature makes it an interesting …

Rhizobia are phylogenetically disparate α-and β-proteobacteria that have achieved the
environmentally essential function of fixing atmospheric nitrogen (N 2) in symbiosis with …

The cohort of the ammonia‐oxidizing archaea (AOA) of the phylum Thaumarchaeota is a
diverse, widespread and functionally important group of microorganisms in many …

To suppress plant immunity and promote the intracellular infection required for fixing
nitrogen for the benefit of their legume hosts, many rhizobia use type III secretion systems …

The genome sequences of two Escherichia coli O104: H4 strains derived from two different
patients of the 2011 German E. coli outbreak were determined. The two analyzed strains …

Beneficial rhizobacteria dwell in plant roots and promote plant growth, development, and
resistance to various stress types. In recent years there have been large-scale efforts to …

Abstract Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre (Pongamia) is a tree native to Southeast Asia.
Recently, interest in Pongamia focused on its potential as a biofuel source as its seeds …

All living cells sense and respond to changes in external or internal conditions. Without that
cognitive capacity, they could not obtain nutrition essential for growth, survive inevitable …