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Signaling and Communication in Plant Symbiosis

  • This volume focuses on the genetic, molecular and cellular components involved in the communication between partners of well-known symbioses, but also reports on the advances for less studied systems
  • With contributions by international experts
  • With numerous drawings and color photographs
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Signaling and Communication in Plants (SIGCOMM, volume 11)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Infection of Lotus japonicus Roots by Mesorhizobium loti

    • Katharina Markmann, Simona Radutoiu, Jens Stougaard
    Pages 31-50
  3. Signalling and Communication in the Actinorhizal Symbiosis

    • Claudine Franche, Didier Bogusz
    Pages 73-92
  4. Signalling in Cyanobacteria–Plant Symbioses

    • David G. Adams, Paula S. Duggan
    Pages 93-121
  5. Signalling in Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis

    • Judith Felten, Francis Martin, Valérie Legué
    Pages 123-142
  6. Plant Infection by Biotrophic Fungal and Oomycete Pathogens

    • Pamela H. P. Gan, Peter N. Dodds, Adrienne R. Hardham
    Pages 183-212
  7. Compatible Plant-Root Knot Nematode Interaction and Parallels with Symbiosis

    • Bruno Favery, Michaël Quentin, Pierre Abad
    Pages 239-257
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 259-262

About this book

A multiplicity of biotrophic micro-organisms interact with plants in nature, forming symbiotic relationships that range from mutualism to antagonism. Microorganisms that have adopted biotrophy as a lifestyle are able to colonize the plant and often to cross the plant cell boundaries by forming intracellular structures that are the site of nutrient uptake/exchange. To establish themselves within plant tissues, both mutualistic and pathogenic biotrophs need to overcome the plant defense response through an exchange of molecular signals. Our knowledge of the nature of these signals and their function in the interaction has rapidly increased over the last few years. This volume focuses on the genetic, molecular and cellular components involved in the communication between partners of well-known symbioses, but also reports on the advances for less studied systems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipto. Biologia Vegetale, Universita Torino Dipto. Biologia Vegetale, Torino, Italy

    Silvia Perotto

  • Botanik (IZMB), Universität Bonn Inst. Zelluläre und Molekulare, Bonn, Germany

    František Baluška

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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