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Genes Involved in Microbe-Plant Interactions

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Editors:
  1. Desh Pal S. Verma

    1. Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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  2. Thomas Hohn

    1. Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Plant Gene Research (GENE)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Recognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Host Specificity in Rhizobium-Legume Interactions

      • F. B. Dazzo, A. E. Gardiol
      Pages 3-31

    3. Interaction of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with the Plant Cell Surface

      • A. G. Matthysse
      Pages 33-54

  3. Symbiosis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Legume-Rhizobium-Symbiosis: Host’s Point of View

      • D. P. S. Verma, K. Nadler
      Pages 57-93

    3. Rhizobium-Leguminosae Symbiosis: The Bacterial Point of View

      • B. G. Rolfe, J. Shine
      Pages 95-128

    4. Nitrogen Assimilation in the Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis: A Joint Endeavour

      • B. J. Miflin, J. V. Cullimore
      Pages 129-178

    5. Hydrogenase and Energy Efficiency in Nitrogen Fixing Symbionts

      • N. J. Brewin
      Pages 179-203

    6. Symbiotic Relationships in Actinorhizae

      • A. Moiroud, V. Gianinazzi-Pearson
      Pages 205-223

    7. Host-Fungus Specificity, Recognition and Compatibility in Mycorrhizae

      • V. Gianinazzi-Pearson
      Pages 225-253

    8. Molecular Biology of Stem Nodulation

      • R. P. Legocki, A. A. Szalay
      Pages 255-268

  4. Plant Tumor Induction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 269-269
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    2. Induction of Cell Proliferation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. Rhizogenes: A Parasite’s Point of View

      • Jacques Tempé, Annik Petit, Stephen K. Farrand
      Pages 271-286

    3. Gene Organization of the Ti-Plasmid

      • Jacques Hille, André Hoekema, Paul Hooykaas, Rob Schilperoort
      Pages 287-309

    4. Phytohormone-Mediated Tumorigenesis by Plant Pathogenic Bacteria

      • C. I. Kado
      Pages 311-336

  5. Plant Pathogens and Defence Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337
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    2. Genetic and Biochemical Basis of Virulence in Plant Pathogens

      • N. J. Panopoulos, J. D. Walton, D. K. Willis
      Pages 339-374

    3. Defense Responses of Plants

      • C. A. Ryan
      Pages 375-386

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 387-393
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Interdependence between species is a law of nature. The degree of this interdependence is vividly evident in the plant-microbial world. Indeed, there is no axenic plant in nature and one finds various forms of interac­ tions between these two kingdoms ranging from completely innocuous to obligate parasitic. Most of these interactions are poorly understood at the molecular and physiological levels. Only those few cases for which a molecular picture is emerging are discussed in this volume. With the advent of recombinant DNA technology and the realization that some of these interactions are very beneficial to the host plant, a spate of activity to understand and manipulate these processes is occurring. Microbes interact with plants for nutrition. In spite of the large number of plant-microbe interactions, those microbes that cause harm to the plants (i. e. , cause disease) are very few. It is thus obvious that plants have evolved various defense mechanisms to deal with the microbial world. The mecha­ nisms for protection are highly diverse and poorly understood. Some pathogens have developed very sophisticated mechanisms to parasitize plants, an excellent example for this being crown gall caused by a soil bac­ terium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens. A remarkable ingenuity is exhibited by this bacterium to manipulate its host to provide nitrogenous compounds which only this bacterium can catabolize. This is carried out by a direct gene transfer mechanism from bacteria to plants.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Desh Pal S. Verma

  • Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland

    Thomas Hohn

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