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Review
. 1999 Dec;2(6):641-6.
doi: 10.1016/s1369-5274(99)00035-1.

Bacteroid formation in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis

V Oke  1 , S R Long
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Bacteroid formation in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis

V Oke et al. Curr Opin Microbiol. 1999 Dec.

Abstract

During the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis, bacteria enter the cells of host plants and differentiate into nitrogen-fixing bacteroids. Recent mutant screens and expression studies have revealed bacterial genes involved in the developmental pathway and demonstrate how the genetic requirements can vary from one host-microbe system to another. Whether bacteroids are terminally differentiated cells is an ongoing debate and new experimental systems are required to address this issue.

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