Legumes form a large group of plants that constitute the third largest family of angiosperms,
including near 20,000 species and 750 genera. Most of them have the ability to establish …

Lipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids.
Hopanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria …

Herein the members of the Subcommittee on Taxonomy of Rhizobia and Agrobacteria of the
International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes review recent developments in …

Summary Soybean [Glycine max [L.] Merr.] is the most important legume cropped worldwide,
with important roles in human and animal nutrition, besides broad industrial applications …

Whole genome analysis of the Bradyrhizobium genus using average nucleotide identity
(ANI) and phylogenomics showed the genus to be essentially monophyletic with seven …

Soil microbes promote plant growth through several mechanisms such as secretion of
chemical compounds including plant growth hormones. Among the phytohormones, auxins …

Human life became largely dependent on agricultural products after distinct crop-
domestication events occurred around 10,000 years ago in different geographical sites …

Legumes establish symbiotic associations with rhizobia for biological nitrogen fixation. This
process is highly regulated by various abiotic stresses, but the underlying genetic and …

The performance of the soybean (Glycine max) inoculated with Bradyrhizobium is influenced
by cropping history. However, re-inoculation with elite strains of Bradyrhizobium generally …

Gibberellins (GAs) are crucial phytohormones involved in many aspects of plant growth and
development, including plant–microbe interactions, which has led to GA production by plant …