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This work gives a comprehensive overview of our present molecular biological knowledge about the Rhizobiaceae, which can be called the best studied family of soil bacteria in the late 20th century. For many centuries they have attracted the attention of scientists because of their capacity to associate with plants and as a consequence also to specifically modify plant development. Some of these associations are beneficial for the plant, as is the case for the Rhizobiaceae subgroups collectively called rhizobia, which are able to fix nitrogen in a symbiosis with the plant hosts. This symbiosis results in the formation of root or stem nodules, as illustrated on the front cover. In contrast, several Rhizobiaceae subgroups can negatively affect plant development and evoke plant diseases. Examples are Agrobacterium tumefaciens and A. rhizogenes which induce the formation of crown galls or hairy roots on the stems of their host plants, respectively.

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Author:   Herman P. Spaink ,  Adam Kondorosi ,  Paul J.J. Hooykaas
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   2.240kg
ISBN:  

9780792351801

ISBN 10:   0792351800
Pages:   566
Publication Date:   31 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Molecular Evolutionary Systematics of the Rhizobiaceae.- 2. General Genetic Knowledge.- 3. Outer Membrane Proteins.- 4. Phospholipids and Alternative Membrane Lipids.- 5. Cell-surface ?-glucans.- 6. Production of Exopolysaccharides.- 7. Lipopolysaccharides and K-Antigens: Their Structures, Biosynthesis and Functions.- 8. Soil Biology of the Rhizobiaceae.- 9. Opines and Opine-Like Molecules Involved in Plant-Rhizobiaceae Interactions.- 10. Conjugal Plasmids and Their Transfer.- 11. Attachment of Rhizobiaceae to Plant Cells.- 12. The Agrobacterium Oncogenes.- 13. Organization and Regulation of Expression of the Agrobacterium Virulence Genes.- 14. Function of the Ti-Plasmid Vir Proteins: T-Complex Formation and Transfer to the Plant Cell.- 15. Role of Virulence Proteins of Agrobacterium in the Plant.- 16. Determinants of Host Specificity of Agrobacterium and their function.- 17. The Use of Agrobacterium for Plant Genetic Engineering.- 18. Diversity of Root Nodulation and Rhizobial Infection Processes.- 19. Genetic Organization and Transcriptional Regulation of Rhizobial Nodulation Genes.- 20. Functions of Rhizobial Nodulation Genes.- 21. Responses of the Plant to Nod Factors.- 22. Tissue and Cell Invasion by Rhizobium: The Structure and Development of Infection Threads and Symbiosomes.- 23. A Survey of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation by Rhizobia.- 24. Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in Rhizobia.- 25. Evolutionary Aspects of Symbiotic Adaptations, Rhizobium’s Contribution to Evolution by Association.- 26. Legume Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Agronomic Aspects.- Contributors.- Abbreviations.

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