Hopanoid lipids promote soybean–Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

ABSTRACTThe symbioses between leguminous plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria known as rhizobia are well known for promoting plant growth and sustainably increasing soil nitrogen. Recent evidence indicates that hopanoids, a family of steroid-like lipids, promote Bradyrhizobium symbioses with tropical...

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Main Authors: Huiqiao Pan, Ashley Shim, Matthew B. Lubin, Brittany J. Belin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02478-23