Twitching Motility Is Essential for Endophytic Rice Colonization by the N2-Fixing Endophyte Azoarcus sp. Strain BH72
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- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Societies in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
- Vol. 20 (5), 526-533
- https://doi.org/10.1094/mpmi-20-5-0526
Abstract
Azoarcus sp. strain BH72, as an endophyte of grasses, depends on successful host colonization. Type IV pili are essential for mediating the initial interaction with rice roots. In the genome sequen...Keywords
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