@article{fdi:010048316,
  title = {{E}stablishing nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with legumes : how many rhizobium recipes?},
  author = {{M}asson {B}oivin, {C}atherine and {G}iraud, {E}ric and {P}erret, {X}. and {B}atut, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}hizobia are phylogenetically disparate alpha- and beta-proteobacteria that have achieved the environmentally essential function of fixing atmospheric nitrogen ({N}-2) in symbiosis with legumes. {A}ll rhizobia elicit the formation of root - or occasionally stem - nodules, plant organs dedicated to the fixation and assimilation of nitrogen. {B}acterial colonization of these nodules culminates in a remarkable case of sustained intracellular infection in plants. {R}hizobial phylogenetic diversity raised the question of whether these soil bacteria shared a common core of symbiotic genes. {I}n this article, we review the cumulative evidence from recent genomic and genetic analyses pointing toward an unexpected variety of mechanisms that lead to symbiosis with legumes.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}rends in {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {458--466},
  ISSN = {0966-842{X}},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.tim.2009.07.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048316},
}