purL gene expression affects biofilm formation and symbiotic persistence of Photorhabdus temperata in the nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora.

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Extensive studies of the well-known legume and rhizobium symbiosis model system suggest that the purine metabolic pathway plays a key role in microbe-plant interactions, although the exact mechanism is unknown. Here, we report the impact of a key purine metabolic gene, purL, on the symbiotic interaction between the bacterium Photorhabdus temperata and its nematode partner Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. Real-time...

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