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Establishment of Actinorhizal Symbioses

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Actinorhizal symbioses are mutualistic associations between plants belonging to eight angiosperm families and soil bacteria of the genus Frankia. These interactions lead to the formation of new root organs, actinorhizal nodules, where the bacteria are hosted and fix atmospheric nitrogen thus providing the plant with an almost unlimited source of nitrogen for its nutrition. Recent progress in actinorhizal plants and Frankia genomics has increased our understanding of the molecular events that control these symbiotic interactions. In this chapter, we summarise our current knowledge of the signalling mechanisms and cellular events that occur during the establishment of actinorhizal symbioses. We describe what is known about the signal exchanges occurring prior to infection. We give an overview of the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling the infection of actinorhizal plant cells by symbiotic Frankia bacteria. Finally, we review what is currently known about actinorhizal nodule development.

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  1. Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD, Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, BP 1386, Dakar, Senegal

    Alexandre Tromas, Nathalie Diagne, Issa Diedhiou, Hermann Prodjinoto, Maïmouna Cissoko, Amandine Crabos, Antony Champion & Laurent Laplaze

  2. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), UMR DIADE, 911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394, Montpellier cedex 5, France

    Alexandre Tromas, Amandine Crabos, Antony Champion & Laurent Laplaze

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    Diaga Diouf & Mame Ourèye Sy

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Tromas, A. et al. (2013). Establishment of Actinorhizal Symbioses. In: Aroca, R. (eds) Symbiotic Endophytes. Soil Biology, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39317-4_5

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