Abstract
The establishment of a successful symbiotic association between rhizobia and legumes is a complex process requiring functions of both symbiont and host. The symbiotic relationship resulting from rhizobia-plant interactions is an intimate one requiring close coordination. In addition, rhizobia-host combinations exhibit specificity; particular rhizobia species-host species combinations are favored, others are excluded. The intimacy and specificity of rhizobia-plant interaction suggest the necessity for the exchange of regulatory signal molecules between host and symbiont.
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Stacey, G. et al. (1986). Nodulation of Soybean: Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Physiology and Genetics. In: Lugtenberg, B. (eds) Recognition in Microbe-Plant Symbiotic and Pathogenic Interactions. NATO ASI Series, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71652-2_8
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