Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …

Rhizobia are soil bacteria that can establish a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with legume plants.
As horizontally transmitted symbionts, the life cycle of rhizobia includes a free-living phase in …

Plant-associated microbiota are becoming central in the development of ways to improve
plant productivity and health. However, most research has focussed mainly on a few model …

A prerequisite to exploiting soil microbes for sustainable crop production is the identification
of the plant genes sha** microbiota composition in the rhizosphere, the interface between …

Many important plant traits are products of nested symbiosis: mobile genetic elements
(MGEs) are nested within microbes, which in turn, are nested within plants. Plant trait …

Transitions to physically different environments, such as the water-to-land transition, proved
to be the main drivers of relevant evolutionary events. Brachyuran crabs evolved remarkable …

The taxonomic assemblage and functions of the plant bacterial community are strongly
influenced by soil and host plant genotype. Crop breeding, especially after the massive use …

Agriculture needs to develop novel strategies and practices to meet the increasing global
food demand, in an ecological and economical sustainable framework. The plant …

Highlights•Plant beneficial microorganisms can be rhizospheric, epiphytic or
endophytic.•Plant benefits include resistance to abiotic and biotic stress, as well as …

Legumes of the Fabeae tribe form nitrogen-fixing root nodules resulting from symbiotic
interaction with the soil bacteria Rhizobium leguminosarum symbiovar viciae (Rlv). These …