The association between Dioscorea sansibarensis and Orrella dioscoreae as a model for hereditary leaf symbiosis
T. Acar, S. Moreau, M.-F. Jardinaud…·A. Carlier
The paper demonstrates a leaf symbiosis between Dioscorea sansibarensis and Orrella dioscoreae as a model for hereditary symbiosis, showing that aposymbiotic plants can be generated and re-inoculated with genetically manipulated bacteria.