Why are mycorrhizal fungi and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria not genetically integrated into plants?

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-391

  Raven, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diazotrophs; gene transfer; genetic integration; M ller's ratchet; mycorrhizas; symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; MUTATION; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLASTID; RECOMBINATION; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 78449289282     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2010.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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