Entry of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae into root hairs requires minimal nod factor specificity, but subsequent infection thread growth requires nodO or nodE

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 754-762

  Walker, Simon A ^a,b   Downie, J Allan ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; NODE FACTOR; NODO FACTOR; PEA; PHENOTYPE; ROOT HAIR; VETCH; WILD RELATIVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. VICIAE; VICIA;

EID: 0034042090     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.7.754     Document Type: Article

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