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    Plant‐microbe symbioses: new insights into common roots
    with Pedro T. Lima, Pedro Patraquim, Alessandro C. Ramos, José A. Feijó, and Élio Sucena
    Bioessays 31 (11): 1233-1244. 2009.
    Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), a type of plant‐fungal endosymbiosis, and nodulation, a bacterial‐plant endosymbiosis, are the most ubiquitous symbioses on earth. Recent findings have established part of a shared genetic basis underlying these interactions. Here, we approach root endosymbioses through the lens of the homology and modularity concepts aiming at further clarifying the proximate and ultimate causes for the establishment of these biological systems. We review the genetics that underlie i…Read more