Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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To determine: The function of infection thread.

Introduction: Flavonoids are phenolic secondary metabolites released by the host leguminous plant. These chemical signals bind to receptors present on the plasma membrane of rhizobia and initiate the process of root nodule development. Formation of the root nodule is an important step for the process of nitrogen fixation.

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