Genotype delimitation in the Nod-independent model legume Aeschynomene evenia.

Research on the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis has been so far focused on two model legumes, Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus, which use a sophisticated infection process involving infection thread formation. However, in 25% of the legumes, the bacterial entry occurs more simply in an intercellula...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Arrighi, Fabienne Cartieaux, Clémence Chaintreuil, Spencer Brown, Marc Boursot, Eric Giraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3662760?pdf=render