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Rhizobium type III secretion systems: legume charmers or alarmers?
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Aug 2001
Marie C, Broughton W J, Deakin W J
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Mutagenesis and sequence analyses of rhizobial genomes have revealed the presence of genes encoding type III secretion systems. Considered as a machine used by plant and animal pathogens to deliver virulence factors into their hosts, this secretion apparatus has recently been proven to play a role in symbiotic bacteria-leguminous plant interactions.
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