Bacterial RuBisCO is required for efficient Bradyrhizobium/Aeschynomene symbiosis.

Rhizobia and legume plants establish symbiotic associations resulting in the formation of organs specialized in nitrogen fixation. In such organs, termed nodules, bacteria differentiate into bacteroids which convert atmospheric nitrogen and supply the plant with organic nitrogen. As a counterpart, b...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Gourion, Nathanaël Delmotte, Katia Bonaldi, Nico Nouwen, Julia A Vorholt, Eric Giraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3130060?pdf=render