DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03297-12
ABSTRACT
The rhcJ and ttsI mutants of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA122 for the type III protein secretion system (T3SS) failed to secrete typical effector proteins and gained the ability to nodulate Rj2 soybean plants (Hardee), which are symbiotically incompatible with wild-type USDA122. This suggests that effectors secreted via the T3SS trigger incompatibility between these two partners.
FOOTNOTES
- Received 26 October 2012.
- Accepted 26 November 2012.
- Accepted manuscript posted online 30 November 2012.
Supplemental material for this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03297-12.
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