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The geographical patterns of symbiont diversity in the invasive legume Mimosa pudica can be explained by the competitiveness of its symbionts and by the host genotype.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Melkonian Rémy, Moulin Lionel, Béna Gilles, Tisseyre Pierre, Chaintreuil Clémence, Heulin Karine, Rezkallah Naïma, Klonowska Agnieszka, Gonzalez Sophie, Simon Marcelo, Chen Wen-Ming, James Euan K, Laguerre Gisèle
Abstract excerpt
Variations in the patterns of diversity of symbionts have been described worldwide on Mimosa pudica, a pan-tropical invasive species that interacts with both α and β-rhizobia. In this study, we investigated if symbiont competitiveness can explain these variations and the apparent prevalence of β- over α-rhizobia. We developed an indirect method to measure the proportion of nodulation against a GFP reference...
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