Work

Oxidative Burst in Alfalfa-Sinorhizobium meliloti Symbiotic Interaction

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Reactive oxygen species are produced as an early event in plant defense response against avirulent pathogens. We show here that alfalfa responds to infection with Sinorhizobium meliloti by production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. This similarity in the early response to infection by pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria addresses the question of which mechanism rhizobia use to counteract the plant defense response.

Source: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.2001.14.1.86

Authors: Renata Santos, Didier Hérouart, Samuel Sigaud, Danièle Touati, Alain Puppo

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Jacques Monod, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

Language: English

Topic: Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Académie d'agriculture de France, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia