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Mutations in legume genes that influence symbiosis create a complex selective landscape for rhizobial symbionts.
The ISME journal - 14 Jan 2026
Guha Sohini, Bledsoe Regina B, Sutherland Jeremy, Epstein Brendan, Fry Gwendolyn M, Venugopal Vikram, Sankari Siva, Gil-Polo Alejandra, Levin Garrett, Geddes Barney A, Young Nevin D, Tiffin Peter, Burghardt Liana T
Abstract excerpt
In the mutualism between leguminous plants and rhizobial bacteria, rhizobia live inside root nodules, creating potential for host genes to shape the rhizobial selective environment. Many host genes that affect symbiosis have been identified; however, the extent to which these genes affect selection acting on rhizobia is unknown. In this study, we inoculated 18 Medicago truncatula symbiotic mutants (including...
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