@article{fdi:010053907,
  title = {{L}egume-nodulating {B}etaproteobacteria : diversity, host {R}ange, and future prospects},
  author = {{G}yaneshwar, {P}. and {H}irsch, {A}. {M}. and {M}oulin, {L}ionel and {C}hen, {W}. {M}. and {E}lliott, {G}. {N}. and {B}ontemps, {C}. and {E}strada-de los {S}antos, {P}. and {G}ross, {E}. and dos {R}eis, {F}. {B}. and {S}prent, {J}. {I}. and {Y}oung, {J}. {P}. {W}. and {J}ames, {E}. {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}hizobia form specialized nodules on the roots of legumes (family {F}abaceae) and fix nitrogen in exchange for carbon from the host plant. {A}lthough the majority of legumes form symbioses with members of genus {R}hizobium and its relatives in class {A}lphaproteobacteria, some legumes, such as those in the large genus {M}imosa, are nodulated predominantly by betaproteobacteria in the genera {B}urkholderia and {C}upriavidus. {T}he principal centers of diversity of these bacteria are in central {B}razil and {S}outh {A}frica. {M}olecular phylogenetic studies have shown that betaproteobacteria have existed as legume symbionts for approximately 50 million years, and that, although they have a common origin, the symbiosis genes in both subclasses have evolved separately since then. {A}dditionally, some species of genus {B}urkholderia, such as {B}. phymatum, are highly promiscuous, effectively nodulating several important legumes, including common bean ({P}haseolus vulgaris). {I}n contrast to genus {B}urkholderia, only one species of genus {C}upriavidus ({C}. taiwanensis) has so far been shown to nodulate legumes. {T}he recent availability of the genome sequences of {C}. taiwanensis, {B}. phymatum, and {B}. tuberum has paved the way for a more detailed analysis of the evolutionary and mechanistic differences between nodulating strains of alpha- and betaproteobacteria. {I}nitial analyses of genome sequences have suggested that plant-associated {B}urkholderia spp. have lower {G}+{C} contents than {B}urkholderia spp. that are opportunistic human pathogens, thus supporting previous suggestions that the plant- and human-associated groups of {B}urkholderia actually belong in separate genera.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}lant-{M}icrobe {I}nteractions},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1276--1288},
  ISSN = {0894-0282},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1094/mpmi-06-11-0172},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053907},
}