Oxidative burst in alfalfa-Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiotic interaction

Authors
Santos, R Herouart, D Sigaud, S Touati, D Puppo, A
Citation
R. Santos et al., Oxidative burst in alfalfa-Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiotic interaction, MOL PL MICR, 14(1), 2001, pp. 86-89
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
ISSN journal
08940282 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
86 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
0894-0282(200101)14:1<86:OBIAMS>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Reactive oxygen species are produced as an early event in plant defense res ponse against avirulent pathogens, We show here that alfalfa responds to in fection with Sinorhizobium meliloti by production of superoxide and hydroge n peroxide. This similarity in the early response to infection by pathogeni c and symbiotic bacteria addresses the question of which mechanism rhizobia use to counteract the plant defense response.