Sinorhizobium fredii is a nitrogen-fixing legume symbiont that stimulates the formation of root nodules. S. fredii nodulation of roots is influenced by Nop proteins, which are secreted through a type III secretion system (T3SS). We demonstrate that S. fredii injects NopP into Vigna unguiculata nodules in a T3SS-dependent manner.

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J. Verbeke,1 L. Boschi,1,2 L. Stehly,3 E. Kissling1 and A. Michelini4 1Institute of Geophysics, ETH, Sonneggstr. 5, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected] 2Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland 3Géoazur, Bât. 4, 250 rue Albert Einstein, Les Lucioles 1, Sophia Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France 4INGV, via di ...

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