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Bacterial RuBisCO is required for efficient Bradyrhizobium/Aeschynomene symbiosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Gourion Benjamin, Delmotte Nathanaël, Bonaldi Katia, Nouwen Nico, Vorholt Julia A, Giraud Eric
Abstract excerpt
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, bacteroids receive carbon substrates from the plant. This rather simple model of metabolite exchange underlies...
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