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Molecular Interactions between Rhizobium and Legumes

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Molecular Basis of Symbiosis

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology ((PMSB,volume 41))

6 Conclusions

Tremendous advances in our understanding of the Rhizobium-legume symbioses have been made. The probable identification of NFR1 and NFR5 as Nod-factor receptors and the discovery of symbiotically relevant protein secretion systems in rhizobia, are but two of the milestones in this field of Probable commonalities between the infection of legumes by arbuscular mycorrhiza and rhizobia suggest similar evolutionary mechanisms. In the years that lay ahead, more parts of the symbiotic puzzle will be put together at an ever-increasing pace. research. Light is being shed on the fundamental role of SPS in symbiosis.

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Skorpil, P., Broughton, W.J. (2005). Molecular Interactions between Rhizobium and Legumes. In: Overmann, J. (eds) Molecular Basis of Symbiosis. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28221-1_8

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