Increased production of the exopolysaccharide succinoglycan enhances Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 symbiosis with the host plant Medicago truncatula.

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Published in J Bacteriol on June 08, 2012

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Kathryn M Jones1

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1: Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Biology Unit I, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. kmjones@bio.fsu.edu

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