A histochemical study of root nodule development

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In cooperation with soil bacteria of the genera Rhizobium , Bradyrhizobium or Azorhizobium , many members of the legume family are able to form specialized organs on their roots, called root nodules. The bacteria, wrapped up inside a plant membrane, are accomodated in large parenchymatic cells located centrally in these root nodules. For this, they reward their host by converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable for the plant. The central infected tissue of the nodule is surrounded by a peripheral tissue provided with vascular bundles through which metabolites are exchanged with the other parts of the plant.In the interaction with the bacteria, the host plant expresses specific genes that are not transcribed at a detectable level in other parts of the plant. The products of several of these genes are made during the formation of the nodule and are named early nodulins.The present study aims at elucidating the role of these early nodulins in the formation and infection of the roo

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