Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Massive rhizobial genomic variations associated with partner quality in Lotus-Mesorhizobium symbiosis
M. Bamba, S. Aoki, T. Kajita…·T. Tsuchimatsu
The paper investigates how genetic variations in rhizobial symbionts affect partner quality in Lotus-Mesorhizobium symbiosis, finding that core genome variations, not symbiosis island genes, correlate with plant growth phenotypes.
DOI 10.1093/femsec/fiaa202