Metabolic control of nitrogen fixation in rhizobium-legume symbioses
Carolin C. M. Schulte, Khushboo Borah, Rachel M. Wheatley, Jason J. Terpolilli, Gerhard Saalbach, Nick Crang, Daan H. de Groot, R. George Ratcliffe, Nicholas J. Kruger, Antonis Papachristodoulou, Philip S. Poole
Abstract
fixation, legumes promote ammonia secretion by bacteroids. This is a defining feature of rhizobium-legume symbioses.
Topics & Concepts
Nitrogen fixationSymbiosisRhizobiumLegumeBiologyCatabolismFixation (population genetics)MetabolismChemistryBiochemistryAgronomyBacteriaGeneticsGeneLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation