Infection and invasion of roots by symbiotic, nitrogen-fixing rhizobia during nodulation of temperate legumes

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 280-300

  Gage, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAC PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ALFALFA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOLOGY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LEGUME; MERISTEM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PEA; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; ROOT HAIR; SYMBIOSIS;

ECOLOGY; FABACEAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); AZORHIZOBIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MESORHIZOBIUM; PISUM SATIVUM; POSIBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; VICIA;

EID: 2942526836     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.68.2.280-300.2004     Document Type: Review

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