Rhizobial Chemoattractants, the Taste and Preferences of Legume Symbionts

The development of host-microbe interactions between legumes and their cognate rhizobia requires localization of the bacteria to productive sites of initiation on the plant roots. This end is achieved by the motility apparatus that propels the bacterium and the chemotaxis system that guides it. Moti...

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Main Authors: K. Karl Compton, Birgit E. Scharf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.686465/full