Abstract:Sinorhizobium meliloti of the Alphaproteobacteria class has a fascinating spectrum of lifestyles, thriving as a free-living soil saprophyte, as an endophyte and as a nitrogen-fixing legume symbiont. In symbiosis, it undergoes a striking cellular differentiation process, which is controlled by the host plant through the activity of NCR peptides. NCRs interfere with the cell cycle of S. meliloti and transform the regular cycle consisting of strict successions of single DNA replication followed by cell division i… Show more
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