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Specificity traits consistent with legume-rhizobia coevolution displayed by Ensifer meliloti rhizosphere colonization.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2017
Salas María Eugenia, Lozano Mauricio Javier, López José Luis, Draghi Walter Omar, Serrania Javier, Torres Tejerizo Gonzalo Arturo, Albicoro Francisco Javier, Nilsson Juliet Fernanda, Pistorio Mariano, Del Papa María Florencia, Parisi Gustavo, Becker Anke, Lagares Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Rhizobia are α- and ß-proteobacteria that associate with legumes in symbiosis to fix atmospheric nitrogen. The chemical communication between roots and rhizobia begins in the rhizosphere. Using signature-tagged-Tn5 mutagenesis (STM) we performed a genome-wide screening for Ensifer meliloti genes that participate in colonizing the rhizospheres of alfalfa and other legumes. The analysis of ca. 6,000 mutants...
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