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 …

Dinoflagellates are a remarkable group of protists, not only for their association with harmful
algal blooms and coral reefs but also for their numerous characteristics deviating from the …

The mutualism between legumes and rhizobia is clearly the product of past coevolution.
However, the nature of ongoing evolution between these partners is less clear. To …

Given the need to predict the outcomes of (co) evolution in host-associated microbiomes,
whether microbial and host fitnesses tend to trade-off, generating conflict, remains a …

Symbiosis often occurs between partners with distinct life history characteristics and
dispersal mechanisms. Many bacterial symbionts have genomes comprising multiple …

Rates of molecular evolution vary greatly among even closely related species. Although
theory predicts that antagonistic interactions between species increase rates of molecular …

Biological nitrogen fixation by rhizobia-nodulated legumes reduces the dependence on
synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. Identification of locally adapted rhizobia may uncover …

ABSTRACT A goal of modern biology is to develop the genotype-phenotype (G→ P) map, a
predictive understanding of how genomic information generates trait variation that forms the …

As a legume crop widely cultured in the world, faba bean (Vicia faba L.) forms root nodules
with diverse Rhizobium species in different regions. However, the symbionts associated with …

In root nodule symbioses (RNS) between nitrogen (N)‐fixing bacteria and plants, bacterial
symbionts cycle between nodule‐inhabiting and soil‐inhabiting niches that exert differential …