Symbiotic ß-Proteobacteria beyond Legumes: Burkholderia in Rubiaceae

Symbiotic ß-proteobacteria not only occur in root nodules of legumes but are also found in leaves of certain Rubiaceae. The discovery of bacteria in plants formerly not implicated in endosymbiosis suggests a wider occurrence of plant-microbe interactions. Several ß-proteobacteria of the genus Burkho...

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Main Authors: Verstraete, Brecht, Janssens, Steven, Smets, Erik, Dessein, Steven
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555867/