@incollection{fdi:010084167, title = {{A}dvances in {F}rankia genome studies and molecular aspects of tolerance to environmental stresses}, author = {{D}iagne, {N}. and {D}jighaly, {P}.{I}. and {N}gom, {M}. and {P}esce, {C}. and {C}hampion, {A}ntony and {S}vistoonoff, {S}ergio and {H}ocher, {V}al{\'e}rie and {T}isa, {L}.{S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}ctinobacteria from the genus {F}rankia are {G}ram+, aerobic, heterotrophic and filamentous bacteria found living independently in soil or as facultative symbionts that form {N}2-fixing root nodules on diverse and globally distributed angiosperms called actinorhizal species. {T}his symbiotic association has important ecological and economic roles such as soil stabilization, land reclamation, crop protection and timber and fuel wood production. {S}ome {F}rankia strains are resistant to abiotic stresses including salinity, heavy metal, p{H}, and temperature and have developed complexed mechanisms to adapt to these conditions. {U}nder environmentally stressed conditions, actinorhizal plants that had associations with adapted {F}rankia strains show improved plant performance. {R}ecent "{O}mics" studies including genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic developed on {F}rankia have provided different clues for a better understanding of these adaptation mechanisms. {I}n this chapter, we review recent advances in {F}rankia genome studies and in molecular aspects of {F}rankia tolerance to environmental stresses.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {{M}olecular aspects of plant beneficial microbes in agriculture}, numero = {}, pages = {381--389}, address = {{L}ondres ({GBR}) ; {S}an {D}iego ({USA}) ; {C}ambridge}, publisher = {{A}cademic {P}ress}, series = {}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/{B}978-0-12-818469-1.00031-6}, ISBN = {9780128184691}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084167}, }