EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES OF RHIZOBIUM - SYNTHESIS, REGULATION AND SYMBIOTIC FUNCTION

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LEIGH, JA [1 ]
WALKER, GC [1 ]
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[1] MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOL, DEPT BIOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
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10.1016/0168-9525(94)90151-1
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Exopolysaccharides of Rhizobium have long been suspected, and are now known, to function in the Rhizobium-legume root nodule symbiosis. Recent studies have enhanced our knowledge of these extracellular polymers as symbiotic signals and have elucidated their biosynthesis and regulation.
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