Biological Nitrogen Fixation VOLUME 1 Chapter 1. Introduction Frans J. de Bruijn Section 1. Focus Chapters Chapter 2. Recent advances in Understanding Nitrogenases and How They Work William Newton Chapter 3. Evolution and Taxonomy of Nitrogen-fixing Organisms with emphasis on Rhizobia Kristina Lindstrom Chapter 4. Evolution of Rhizobium Nodulation: From Nodule Specific Genes (Nodulins) to Recruitment of Common Processes Ton Bisseling Chapter 5. Bioengineering Nitrogen Acquisition in Rice: Promises for Global Food Security Herbert Kronzucker Section 2.
Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nitrogenases Chapter 6. An Overview of Fe-S Protein Biogenesis from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes Mahipal Kesawat Chapter 7. Biosynthesis of the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase Luis Rubio Chapter 8. Distribution and Ecological Niches of Nitrogenases Alexander Glazer Section 3. Expression and Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation Genes and Nitrogenase Chapter 9. Regulation of nif Gene Expression in Azotobacter vinelandii Cesar Poza-Carrion, Luis Rubio Chapter 10. Coupling of Regulation between Nitrogen and Carbon Metabolism in Nitrogen Fixing Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501 Lin Min Chapter 11. Regulation of NItrogen Fixation and Molybdenum Transport in Rhodobacter capsulatus Bernd Masepohl Chapter 12.
Metabolic Regulation of Nitrogenase Activity in Rhodospirillum rubrum: The Role of PII Proteins and Membrane Sequestration Stefan Nordlund Chapter 13. How Does the DraG-PII Complex Regulate Nitrogenase Activity in Azospirillum brasilense ? Xiao-Dan Li Chapter 14. Fe Protein Over-expression Can Enhance the Nitrogenase Activity of Azotobacter vinelandii Papri Nag Chapter 15. FNR-like Proteins in Rhizobia: Past and Future Lourdes Girard Section 4. Taxonomy and Evolution of Nitrogen Fixing Organisms Chapter 16. Exploring Alternative Paths for the Evolution of Biological Nitrogen Fixation John Peters Chapter 17. Phylogeny, Diversity, Geographical Distribution and Host Range of Legume-Nodulating Betaproteobacteria: What Is the Role of Plant Taxonomy? Lionel Moulin, Euan James Chapter 18. Bradyrhizobium, The Ancestor of All Rhizobia: Phylogeny of Housekeeping and Nitrogen-fixation Genes Mariangela Hungria Chapter 19.
Interaction between Host and Rhizobial Strains: Affinities and Coevolution Mario Aguilar Chapter 20. Assessment of Nitrogenase Diversity in the Environment Daniel Buckley Section 5. Genomics of Nitrogen Fixing Organisms Chapter 21. Genetic Regulation of Symbiosis Island Transfer in Mesorhizobium loti Joshua Ramsay, Clive Ronson Chapter 22. The Azotobacter vinelandii Genome: An Update Joao C. Setubal Chapter 23. The Genome Sequence of the Novel Rhizobial Species Microvirga lotononidis Strain WSM3557. Julie Ardley Chapter 24.
Genome Characteristics of Frankia sp. Reflect Host Range and Host Plant Biogeography Philippe Normand, David Benson Chapter 25. Core and Accessory Henomes of The Diazotroph Azospirillum Florence Wisniewski-Dye Chapter 26. Pangenome Evolution in The Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixer Sinorhizobium meliloti Marco Galardini Chapter 27. Pangenomic Analysis of The Rhizobiales Using The GET_HOMOLOGUES Software Package Pablo Vinuesa Section 6. Physiology and Metabolism of Nitrogen Fixing Organisms Chapter 28. Metabolism of Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobia During Root and Stem Symbiosis with Aeschynomene legumes Benjamin Gourion Chapter 29. A Plethora of Terminal Oxidases and Their Biogenesis Factors in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Hauke Hennecke Chapter 30.
Rhizobial Extracytoplasmic Function (ECF) Factors and Their Role in Oxidative Stress Response of Bradyrhizobium japonicum Hans-Martin Fischer Chapter 31. Role of the Bacterial BacA ABC-transporter in Chronic Infection of Nodule Cells by Rhizobium Peter Mergaert Chapter 32. Molecular Keys to Broad Host Range in Sinorhizobium fredii NGR234, USDA257 and HH103 Wolfgang Streit Chapter 33. Motility and Chemotaxis in the Rhizobia Michael Hynes Chapter 34. The Pts/Ntr System Globally Regulates ATP-dependent Transporters in Rhizobium leguminosarum Jurgen Prell Section 7. Nitrogen Fixing Organisms, the Plant Rhizosphere and Stress Tolerance Chapter 35. Actinorhizal Root Exudates Alter the Physiology, Surface Properties and Plant Infectivity of Frankia Louis Tisa Chapter 36. Exopolysaccharide Production in Rhizobia is Regulated by Environmental Factors Monika Janczarek Chapter 37.
Regulation of Symbiotically-Important Functions by Quorum Sensing in the Sinorhizobium meliloti -Alfalfa Interaction Juan Gonzales Chapter 38. Lumichrome as a Bacterial Signal Molecule Influencing Plant Growth Felix Dakora Chapter 39. Genes Involved in Desiccation Resistance of Rhizobia and Other Bacteria Michael Kahn Chapter 40. The General Stress Response in Alpha-rhizobia Claude Bruand Section 8. Physiology and Regulation of Nodulation Chapter 41. The Root Hair: A Single Cell Model for Systems Biology Marc Libault Chapter 42. How Transcriptomics Revealed New Information on Actinorhizal Symbioses Establishment and Evolution Valerie Hocher Chapter 43. Molecular Biology of Infection and Nodule Development in Discaria trinervis - Frankia Actinorhizal Symbiosis Sergio Svistoonoff Chapter 44.
Lotus japonicus Nodulates When It Sees Red Akihiro Suzuki Chapter 45. Out of Water of A New Model Legume: The Nod-independent Aeschynomene evenia Jean-Francois Arrighi Chapter 46. Phosphorus Use Efficiency for N2 Fixation in The Rhizobial Symbiosis with Legumes Jean -Jacques Drevon Chapter 47. Regulation of Nodule Development by Short and Long Distance Auxin Transport Ulrike Mathesius Chapter 48. Functional Analysis of Nitrogen-Fixing Root Nodule Symbioses Induced by Frankia : Transport and Metabolic Interactions Alison Berry Chapter 49. NOOT -dependent Control of Nodule Identity: Nodule Homeosis and Meristem Perturbation Pascal Ratet Volume 2 Section 9. Recognition in Nodulation Chapter 50. Roles for Flavonoids in Symbiotic Root-Rhizosphere Interactions Ulrike Mathesius Chapter 51.
Nod Factor Recognition in Medicago truncatula Jean Jacques Bono Chapter 52. Role of Ectoapyrases in Nodulation Gary Stacey Chapter 53. Role of Rhizobium Cellulase CelC2 in Root Colonization and Infection Pedro Mateos Chapter 54. Nod Factor-Induced Calcium Signaling in Legumes Giles Oldroyd Chapter 55. Signalling and Communication between Actinorhizal Plants and Frankia During the Intracellular Symbiotic Process Claudine Franche Section 10. Infection and Nodule Ontogeny Chapter 56. The Role of Hormones in Rhizobial Infection Jeremy Murray Chapter 57. Nuclear Ca2+ Signaling Reveals Active Bacterial-Host Signaling throughout Rhizobial Infection in Root Hairs of Medicago truncatula David Barker Chapter 58.
A Pectate Lyase Required for Plant-Cell Wall Remodelling During Infection of Legumes by Rhizobia Allan Downie Chapter 59. Dissecting The Roles in Outer and Inner Root Cell Layers of Plant Genes That Control Rhizobial Infection and Nodule Organogenesis Clare Gough Chapter 60. The Medicago truncatula NIP/LATD Transporter Is Essential for Nodulation and Appropriate Root Architecture Rebecca Dickstein Chapter 61. A MYB Coiled Coil Type Transcription Factor Interacts with NSP2 and Is Essential for Nodulation in Lotus japonicus Zhongming Zhang Chapter 62. AP2/ERF Transcription Factors and Root Nodulation Fernanda de Carvalo-Niebel Chapter 63. Identification of Medicago truncatula Genes Required for Rhizobial Invasion and Bacteroid Differentiation Peter Kalo Chapter 64. Multifacetted Roles of Nitric Oxide in Rhizobium-Legume Symbioses Eliane Meilhoc Chapter 65. Profiling Symbiotic Responses of Sinorhizobium fredii Strain NGR234 with RNA-seq Xavier Perret Chapter 66.
Computational and Experimental Evidence That Auxin Accumulation in Nodule and Lateral Root Primordia Occurs by Different Mechanisms Eva Elisabeth Deinum Section 11. Transitions from the Bacterial to the Bacteroid State Chapter 67. Bacteroid Differentiation in Legume Nodules: Role of AMP-like Host Peptides in the Control of the Endosymbiont Eva Kondorosi Chapter 68. The Symbiosome Membrane Penelope Smith Section 12. Nitrogen Fixation, Assimilation and Senescence in Nodules Chapter 69. Nodulin Intrinsic Pro.