Oxidative Burst in Alfalfa-Sinorhizobium meliloti Symbiotic Interaction

Oxidative Burst in Alfalfa-Sinorhizobium meliloti Symbiotic Interaction

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Reactive oxygen species are produced as an early event in plant defense response against avirulent pathogens.We show here that alfalfa responds to infection with Whips Sinorhizobium meliloti by production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide.This similarity in the early response to infection by pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria addresses the question Cayenne of which mechanism rhizobia use to counteract the plant defense response.