To suppress plant immunity and promote the intracellular infection required for fixing
nitrogen for the benefit of their legume hosts, many rhizobia use type III secretion systems …

Phaseolus vulgaris L.(common bean) is a legume indigenous to American countries
currently cultivated in all continents, which is nodulated by different rhizobial species and …

Microorganisms possessing N2O reductases (NosZ) are the only known environmental sink
of N2O. While oxygen inhibition of NosZ activity is widely known, environments where N2O …

The role of genetic exchanges, ie, homologous recombination (HR) and horizontal gene
transfer (HGT), in bacteria cannot be overestimated for it is a pivotal mechanism leading to …

Pulses provide distinct health benefits due to their low fat content and high protein and fiber
contents. Their grain production reaches approximately 93,210× 103 tons per year. Pulses …

Bacterial organisms have undergone homologous recombination (HR) and horizontal gene
transfer (HGT) multiple times during their history. These processes could increase fitness to …

Rhizobia are a diazotrophic group of bacteria that are usually isolated form the nodules in
roots, stem of leguminous plants and are able to form nodules in the host plant owing to the …

Soil salinity adversely affects plant growth and has become a major limiting factor for
agricultural development worldwide. There is a continuing demand for sustainable …

Bacillus pumilus 64-1, a bacterial strain isolated from the marine sponge Plakina
cyanorosea, which exhibits antimicrobial activity against both pathogenic and drug-resistant …

As a legume crop widely cultured in the world, faba bean (Vicia faba L.) forms root nodules
with diverse Rhizobium species in different regions. However, the symbionts associated with …