Why are most rhizobia beneficial to their plant hosts, rather than parasitic?

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1235-1239

  Denison, R Ford ^a   Toby Kiers, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fabaceae; Nitrogen fixation; Oxygen; Rhizobium; Symbiosis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOBIACEAE; SYMBIOSIS;

FABACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 5644246151     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.08.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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