An Iron Uptake Operon Required for Proper Nodule Development in the Bradyrhizobium japonicum-Soybean Symbiosis

Rhizobia live in the soil or enter into a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with a suitable host plant. Each environment presents different challenges with respect to iron acquisition. The soybean symbiont Bradyrhizobium japonicum 61A152 can utilize a variety of siderophores (Fe[III]-specific ligands). Puri...

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Main Authors: Heather P. Benson, Eric Boncompagni, Mary Lou Guerinot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2005-09-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-18-0950