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Nitrogen-fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses

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Editors:
  1. Katharina Pawlowski

    1. Stockholm University, Sweden

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  2. William E. Newton

    1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

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  • Presents state-of-the-art information in regards to actinorhizal symbioses
  • Includes chapters dealing with all aspects of the symbiosis and both symbionts plus their ecological role and use
  • Discusses the global distribution of different actinorhizal plants and their microsymbionts
  • Reference work for academic, governmental and industrial scientists
  • Volume provides science administrators with a ready access to vital relevant information

Part of the book series: Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress (NITR, volume 6)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Frankia And Actinorhizal Plants: A Historical Perspective

    • C.T. Wheeler, A.D.L Akkermans, A.M. Berry
    Pages 1-24

  3. Polyphasic Taxonomy Of The Genus Frankia

    • D. Hahn
    Pages 25-47

  4. Frankia Ecology

    • M. Valdés
    Pages 49-71

  5. Evolution Of Actinorhizal Host Plants And Frankia Endosymbionts

    • S. M. Swensen, D. R. Benson
    Pages 73-104

  6. Oxygen Responses, Hemoglobin, And The Structure And Function Of Vesicles

    • W. B. Silvester, R. H. Berg, C. R. Schwintzer, J. D. Tjepkema
    Pages 105-146

  7. Early Interactions, Infection And Nodulation In Actinorhizal Symbiosis

    • L. G. Wall, A. M. Berry
    Pages 147-166

  8. Carbon And Nitrogen Metabolism In Actinorhizal Nodules

    • C. Valverde, K. Huss-Danell
    Pages 167-198

  9. Ecology Of Actinorhizal Plants

    • J. O. Dawson
    Pages 199-234

  10. Molecular Biology Of Actinorhizal Symbioses

    • L. Laplaze, S. Svistoonoff, C. Santi, F. Auguy, C. Franche, D. Bogusz
    Pages 235-259

  11. Comparison Between Actinorhizal And Legume Symbiosis

    • K. Pawlowski, J. I. Sprent
    Pages 261-288

  12. Prospects For The Study Of A Ubiquitous Actinomycete, Frankia, And Its Host Plants

    • P. Normand, B. C. Mullin
    Pages 289-303

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 305-310
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Nitrogen-fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses This book is part of a seven-volume series that was launched in 2004 and covers all aspects of nitrogen fixation from the biological systems to the industrial processes. Volume 6 covers nitrogen-fixing actinorhizal symbioses, which occur between soil actinomycetes of the genus Frankia and a diverse group of dicotyledonous plants, collectively called actinorhizal plants. These symbioses play vital roles in native ecosystems as well as important components in both forestry and land reclamation. The volume is divided into 11 chapters, all authored by well-known scientists in the field. As in previous volumes of this series, the first chapter presents an historical perspective and describes the development of actinorhizal research with its focus on the period after the first reproducible isolation of the responsible microorganism by John Torrey’s group in 1978. Very early on, the initial attempts to characterize the bacterium taxonomically had considered this endosymbiont as an obligate symbiotic bacterium and used its ability to form root nodules and its morphological characteristics within root-nodule cells as discriminative criteria to distinguish it from other actinomycetes. These efforts led to the emendation of the family Frankiaceae with the type genus Frankia and also to the definition of host-specificity groups based on inoculation experiments using crushed nodules. However, after Frankia strains were isolated from nodules and pure cultures became available, many of these early results had to be discarded. Chapter 2 describes the techniques used to obtain phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic information on the members of the genus Frankia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Stockholm University, Sweden

    Katharina Pawlowski

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    William E. Newton

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