Rhizobial exopolysaccharides: Genetic regulation of their synthesis and relevance in symbiosis with legumes

S Acosta-Jurado, F Fuentes-Romero… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rhizobia are soil proteobacteria able to engage in a nitrogen-fixing symbiotic interaction
with legumes that involves the rhizobial infection of roots and the bacterial invasion of new …

Environmental signals and regulatory pathways that influence exopolysaccharide production in rhizobia

M Janczarek - International journal of molecular sciences, 2011 - mdpi.com
Rhizobia are Gram-negative bacteria that can exist either as free-living bacteria or as
nitrogen-fixing symbionts inside root nodules of leguminous plants. The composition of the …

Synthesis of rhizobial exopolysaccharides and their importance for symbiosis with legume plants

M Marczak, A Mazur, P Koper, K Żebracki, A Skorupska - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Rhizobia dwell and multiply in the soil and represent a unique group of bacteria able to
enter into a symbiotic interaction with plants from the Fabaceae family and fix atmospheric …

Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii rosR is required for interaction with clover, biofilm formation and adaptation to the environment

M Janczarek, J Kutkowska, T Piersiak, A Skorupska - BMC microbiology, 2010 - Springer
Background Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii is a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium
that elicits nodules on roots of host plants Trifolium spp. Bacterial surface polysaccharides …

Modulation of rosR Expression and Exopolysaccharide Production in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii by Phosphate and Clover Root Exudates

M Janczarek, A Skorupska - International journal of molecular sciences, 2011 - mdpi.com
The acidic exopolysaccharide (EPS) secreted in large amounts by the symbiotic nitrogen-
fixing bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii is required for the establishment of an …

Transcriptome profiling of a Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii rosR mutant reveals the role of the transcriptional regulator RosR in motility, synthesis of cell …

K Rachwał, E Matczyńska, M Janczarek - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii is a soil bacterium capable of establishing
a symbiotic relationship with red clover (Trifolium pratense). The presence of surface …

Mutation in the pssA Gene Involved in Exopolysaccharide Synthesis Leads to Several Physiological and Symbiotic Defects in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii

M Janczarek, K Rachwał - International journal of molecular sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
The symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii 24.2 secretes
large amounts of acidic exopolysaccharide (EPS), which plays a crucial role in …

Plasmids impact on rhizobia-legumes symbiosis in diverse environments

HH Zahran - Symbiosis, 2017 - Springer
Rhizobia are a well-known group of soil bacteria that establish symbiotic relationship with
leguminous plants, fix atmospheric nitrogen, and improve soil fertility. To fulfill multiple duties …

Expression of the Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii pssA Gene, Involved in Exopolysaccharide Synthesis, Is Regulated by RosR, Phosphate, and the Carbon …

M Janczarek, T Urbanik-Sypniewska - Journal of bacteriology, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii pssA encodes a glucosyl-isoprenylphosphate (IP)-
transferase involved in the first step of exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesis. It was found that …

Genetic characterization of the Pss region and the role of PssS in exopolysaccharide production and symbiosis of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii with clover

M Janczarek, K Rachwał, J Kopcińska - Plant and Soil, 2015 - Springer
Background and aims In the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii, a
majority of proteins involved in exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesis are encoded by genes …