Genomic and Functional Diversity of the Sinorhizobial Model Group

Table of contents Journey to Nodule Formation: From Molecular Dialogue to Nitrogen Fixation.- A Roadmap Towards A Systems Biology Description Of Bacterial Nitrogen Fixation.- Carbon Metabolism During Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation.- Genomic and functional diversity of the sinorhizobial model group.- Establishment of Actinorhizal symbioses.- Abiotic Factors Influencing Nitrogen-fixing Actinorhizal Symbioses.- Diversity of Frankia strains, actinobacterial symbionts of actinorhizal plants.- Abiotic stress tolerance induced by endophytic PGPR.- Fighting Plant Diseases Through the Application of Bacillus and Pseudomonas Strains.- Functional diversity of endophytic bacteria.- Chemical signalling in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: biotechnological applications.- Carbon Metabolism and Costs of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Associations to Host Roots.- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Uptake of Nutrients.- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Tolerance of Plants to Drought and Salinity.- Root Allies: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Help Plants to Cope with Biotic Stresses.- Fungal Endophytes in Plant Roots: Taxonomy, Colonization Patterns and Functions.- Endophytic Yeasts - Biology and Applications.