The Rhizobia-Lotus Symbioses: Deeply Specific and Widely Diverse

Regulation of Nod factor biosynthesis by alternative NodD proteins at distinct stages of symbiosis provides additional compatibility scrutiny

(2018) Simon Kelly et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Phyllobacterium salinisoli sp. nov., isolated from a Lotus lancerottensis root nodule in saline soil from Lanzarote

(2018) Milagros León-Barrios et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Mesorhizobium helmanticense sp. nov., isolated from Lotus corniculatus nodules

(2017) Marta Marcos-García et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Loss-of-function of ASPARTIC PEPTIDASE NODULE-INDUCED 1 (APN1) in Lotus japonicus restricts efficient nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with specific Mesorhizobium loti strains

(2017) Hiroko Yamaya-Ito et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Differential regulation of the Epr3 receptor coordinates membrane-restricted rhizobial colonization of root nodule primordia

(2017) Yasuyuki Kawaharada et al.   Nature Communications

Identification of Structural Features of Condensed Tannins That Affect Protein Aggregation

(2017) Honorata M. Ropiak et al.   PLoS One

Reclassification of strains MAFF 303099T and R7A into Mesorhizobium japonicum sp. nov.

(2016)   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Structures of Exopolysaccharides Involved in Receptor-mediated Perception ofMesorhizobium lotibyLotus japonicus

(2016) Artur Muszyński et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 Invades Lotus burttii by Crack Entry in a Nod Factor–and Surface Polysaccharide–Dependent Manner

(2016) Sebastián Acosta-Jurado et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Mesorhizobium olivaresii sp. nov. isolated from Lotus corniculatus nodules

(2016) María J. Lorite et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Revision of the taxonomic status of type strains of Mesorhizobium loti and reclassification of strain USDA 3471T as the type strain of Mesorhizobium erdmanii sp. nov. and ATCC 33669T as the type strain of Mesorhizobium jarvisii sp. nov.

(2015) Pilar Martínez-Hidalgo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Receptor-mediated exopolysaccharide perception controls bacterial infection

(2015) Y. Kawaharada et al.   NATURE

The high diversity of Lotus corniculatus endosymbionts in soils of northwest Spain

(2015) Marta Marcos-García et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Secretion systems and signal exchange between nitrogen-fixing rhizobia and legumes

(2015) Matthew S. Nelson et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Whole-genome sequencing of Mesorhizobium huakuii 7653R provides molecular insights into host specificity and symbiosis island dynamics

(2014) Shanming Wang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Bacterial Associations with Legumes

(2014) Alvaro Peix et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Lipochitooligosaccharide recognition: an ancient story

(2014) Yan Liang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The evolutionary appearance of non-cyanogenic hydroxynitrile glucosides in theLotusgenus is accompanied by the substrate specialization of paralogous β-glucosidases resulting from a crucial amino acid substitution

(2014) Daniela Lai et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Diversity and phylogeny of rhizobial strains isolated from Lotus uliginosus grown in Uruguayan soils

(2013) Leticia Batista et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Phyllobacterium loti sp. nov. isolated from nodules of Lotus corniculatus

(2013) M. Sanchez et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Commonalities and Differences among Symbiosis Islands of Three Mesorhizobium loti Strains

(2013) Hiroko Kasai-Maita et al.   MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENTS

A Set of Lotus japonicus Gifu x Lotus burttii Recombinant Inbred Lines Facilitates Map-based Cloning and QTL Mapping

(2012) N. Sandal et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Dual effect of Mesorhizobium loti T3SS functionality on the symbiotic process

(2012) Cintia Sánchez et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Conditional Requirement for Exopolysaccharide in theMesorhizobium–LotusSymbiosis

(2012) Simon J. Kelly et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Polymorphic infection and organogenesis patterns induced by a Rhizobium leguminosarum isolate from Lotus root nodules are determined by the host genotype

(2012) Jasmin A. Gossmann et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Diversity of rhizobia nodulating Lotus corniculatus grown in northern and southern regions of Uruguay

(2011) Mariana Sotelo et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Variation in morphology, plant habit, proanthocyanidins, and flavonoids within a Lottus germplasm collection

(2011) Margaret Gruber et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE

Phylogenetic relationship of Lotus uliginosus symbionts with bradyrhizobia nodulating genistoid legumes

(2011) María J. Lorite et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Selecting improved Lotus nodulating rhizobia to expedite the development of new forage species

(2011) John Gregory Howieson et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Ecological and agronomic importance of the plant genus Lotus. Its application in grassland sustainability and the amelioration of constrained and contaminated soils

(2011) Francisco J. Escaray et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Genetic diversity of rhizobia associated with indigenous legumes in different regions of Flanders (Belgium)

(2011) Sofie E. De Meyer et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Genetic diversity of root nodule bacteria nodulating Lotus corniculatus and Anthyllis vulneraria in Sweden

(2011) Osei Yaw Ampomah et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Symbiovars in rhizobia reflect bacterial adaptation to legumes

(2011) Marco A. Rogel et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative symbiotic performance of native rhizobia of the Flooding Pampa and strains currently used for inoculating Lotus tenuis in this region

(2010) Analía Inés Sannazzaro et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of Strains unlike Mesorhizobium loti That Nodulate Lotus spp. in Saline Soils of Granada, Spain

(2010) M. J. Lorite et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lotus endemic to the Canary Islands are nodulated by diverse and novel rhizobial species and symbiotypes

(2010) Mª José Lorite et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Genetic diversity of elite rhizobial strains of subtropical and tropical legumes based on the 16S rRNA and glnII genes

(2010) Ilmara Varotto Roma Neto et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

The molecular network governing nodule organogenesis and infection in the model legume Lotus japonicus

(2010) Lene H. Madsen et al.   Nature Communications

In Situ Phylogenetic Structure and Diversity of Wild Bradyrhizobium Communities

(2009) J. L. Sachs et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

rep-PCR fingerprinting and taxonomy based on the sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of 54 elite commercial rhizobial strains

(2009) Daisy Rickli Binde et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Multilocus sequence analysis of root nodule isolates from Lotus arabicus (Senegal), Lotus creticus, Argyrolobium uniflorum and Medicago sativa (Tunisia) and description of Ensifer numidicus sp. nov. and Ensifer garamanticus sp. nov.

(2009) C. Merabet et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Associations Among Rhizobial Chromosomal Background, nod Genes, and Host Plants Based on the Analysis of Symbiosis of Indigenous Rhizobia and Wild Legumes Native to Xinjiang

(2009) Tian Xu Han et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Rhizobia utilize pathogen-like effector proteins during symbiosis

(2009) Kumiko Kambara et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Nodulation Gene Mutants ofMesorhizobium lotiR7A—nodZandnolLMutants Have Host-Specific Phenotypes onLotusspp.

(2009) Patsarin Rodpothong et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Improved Characterization of Nod Factors and Genetically Based Variation in LysM Receptor Domains Identify Amino Acids Expendable for Nod Factor Recognition inLotusspp.

(2009) Anita S. Bek et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Genetic diversity of rhizobial populations recovered from three Lotus species cultivated in the infra-arid Tunisian soils

(2009) Mokhtar Rejili et al.   Progress in Natural Science-Materials International

Ensifer meliloti bv. lancerottense establishes nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with Lotus endemic to the Canary Islands and shows distinctive symbiotic genotypes and host range

(2009) Milagros León-Barrios et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Genetic Diversity and Host Range of Rhizobia Nodulating Lotus tenuis in Typical Soils of the Salado River Basin (Argentina)

(2008) M. J. Estrella et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mesorhizobium gobiense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium tarimense sp. nov., isolated from wild legumes growing in desert soils of Xinjiang, China

(2008) T. X. Han et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Rhizobium multihospitium sp. nov., isolated from multiple legume species native of Xinjiang, China

(2008) T. X. Han et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Symbiosis-Promoting and Deleterious Effects of NopT, a Novel Type 3 Effector of Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234

(2008) W.-J. Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Delayed maturation of nodules reduces symbiotic effectiveness of the Lotus japonicus–Rhizobium sp. NGR234 interaction

(2008) Olivier Schumpp et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Hydroxynitrile glucosides

(2008) Nanna Bjarnholt et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Requirement for Mesorhizobium loti Ornithine Transcarbamoylase for Successful Symbiosis with Lotus japonicus as Revealed by an Unexpected Long-Range Genome Deletion

(2008) E. Mishima et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY