This is surprising because symbiotic relationships among plant and bacterial species are often quite specific. For example, Rhizobium japonicum has been developed specifically for soybean (Glycine max ...

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The plant rhizosphere -microbe relationships that have received the most attention include those of Rhizobia bacteria and their symbiotic plant partners, mychorrhizal fungi associations ...