Lotus hosts delimit the mutualism-parasitism continuum of Bradyrhizobium

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 447-456

  Regus, J U ^a   Gano, K A ^a   Hollowell, A C ^a   Sofish, V ^a   Sachs, Joel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lotus; Bradyrhizobium; Host control; Legume; Mutualism; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LEGUME; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; METABOLITE; MUTUALISM; NODULATION; PARASITISM; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; LOTUS STRIGOSUS; RHIZOBIUM;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOTUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEASON; SYMBIOSIS;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; GENETIC FITNESS; GENOTYPE; LOTUS; SEASONS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84925388955     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12579     Document Type: Article

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