Open AccessGenome-Scale Metabolic Modelling of Lifestyle Changes in Rhizobium leguminosarum
Author(s) -
Carolin C. M. Schulte,
Vinoy K. Ramachandran,
Antonis Papachristodoulou,
Philip S. Poole
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
msystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2379-5077
DOI - 10.1128/msystems.00975-21
Subject(s) - rhizobia , biology , rhizobium leguminosarum , rhizosphere , rhizobium , symbiosis , nitrogen fixation , metabolome , root nodule , proteome , metabolomics , bacteria , botany , rhizobiaceae , biochemistry , genetics , bioinformatics
Rhizobia are soil bacteria that induce nodule formation on plant roots and differentiate into nitrogen-fixing bacteroids. A detailed understanding of this complex symbiosis is essential for advancing ongoing efforts to engineer novel symbioses with cereal crops for sustainable agriculture.