The role of microbial motility and chemotaxis in symbiosis

JB Raina, V Fernandez, B Lambert, R Stocker… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Many symbiotic relationships rely on the acquisition of microbial partners from the
environment. However, the mechanisms by which microbial symbionts find and colonize …

Bacterial associations with legumes

A Peix, MH Ramírez-Bahena, E Velázquez… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
Legumes form a large group of plants that constitute the third largest family of angiosperms,
including near 20,000 species and 750 genera. Most of them have the ability to establish …

Adaptation of Rhizobium leguminosarumto pea, alfalfa and sugar beet rhizospheres investigated by comparative transcriptomics

VK Ramachandran, AK East, R Karunakaran… - Genome biology, 2011‏ - Springer
Background The rhizosphere is the microbe-rich zone around plant roots and is a key
determinant of the biosphere's productivity. Comparative transcriptomics was used to …

Why are rhizobial symbiosis genes mobile?

GE Wardell, MF Hynes, PJ Young… - … Transactions of the …, 2022‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Rhizobia are one of the most important and best studied groups of bacterial symbionts. They
are defined by their ability to establish nitrogen-fixing intracellular infections within plant …

Orphan LuxR regulators of quorum sensing

AV Patankar, JE Gonzalez - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Bacteria can modulate their behavior by releasing and responding to the accumulation of
signal molecules. This population co-ordination, referred to as quorum sensing, is prevalent …

Taxonomy of rhizobia and agrobacteria from the Rhizobiaceae family in light of genomics

E Ormeno-Orrillo, LE Servín-Garcidueñas… - Systematic and applied …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Phylogenomic analyses showed two major superclades within the family Rhizobiaceae that
corresponded to the Rhizobium/Agrobacterium and Shinella/Ensifer groups. Within the …

[HTML][HTML] Rhizobial extrachromosomal replicon variability, stability and expression in natural niches

MG López-Guerrero, E Ormeño-Orrillo, JL Acosta… - Plasmid, 2012‏ - Elsevier
In bacteria, niche adaptation may be determined by mobile extrachromosomal elements. A
remarkable characteristic of Rhizobium and Ensifer (Sinorhizobium) but also of …

[HTML][HTML] Genome sequence of Azospirillum brasilense CBG497 and comparative analyses of Azospirillum core and accessory genomes provide insight into niche …

F Wisniewski-Dyé, L Lozano, E Acosta-Cruz, S Borland… - Genes, 2012‏ - mdpi.com
Bacteria of the genus Azospirillum colonize roots of important cereals and grasses, and
promote plant growth by several mechanisms, notably phytohormone synthesis. The …

South African Papilionoid Legumes Are Nodulated by Diverse Burkholderia with Unique Nodulation and Nitrogen-Fixation Loci

CW Beukes, SN Venter, IJ Law, FL Phalane… - PLoS …, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
The root-nodule bacteria of legumes endemic to the Cape Floristic Region are largely
understudied, even though recent reports suggest the occurrence of nodulating …