The role of microbial surface polysaccharides in the Rhizobium-legume interaction.
The role of microbial surface polysaccharides in the Rhizobium-legume interaction.
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DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4899-1707-2_3
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发表时间:
1998
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通讯作者:
K. Niehaus;A. Becker
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作者:
K. Niehaus;A. Becker
The symbiotic interaction between the soil bacteria classified asRhizobiumorBradyrhizobiumand members of the plant familyLeguminosaeenables the study of cell-to-cell recognition, signal exchange, and induced morphogenesis. Rhizobia are able to enter the plant root via a sophisticated infection mechanism, induce a new plant organ, the root nodule, and differentiate within the infected plant cells into nitrogen-fixing bacteroids which have properties of an endosymbiont (Hirsch, 1992). The establishment of this symbiosis is controlled by a complex network of signals which are produced by both the bacteria and the plant. In this review we would like to draw attention to the role and functions of rhizobial surface carbohydrates during the establishment of the symbiosis. Rhizobial cells are able to synthesize several surface carbohydrates: lipopolysaccharides (LPS) bound to the outer membrane of the cell, capsular polysaccharides (CPS) and 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid (KDO)-rich polysaccharides (KPS) associated with the cell surface, and exopolysaccharides (EPS) secreted to the medium.