Parallel loss of symbiosis genes in relatives of nitrogen-fixing non-legume Parasponia
Robin van Velzen, Rens Holmer, Fengjiao Bu, Luuk Rutten, Arjan van Zeijl, Wei Liu, Luca Santuari, Qingqin Cao, Trupti Sharma, Defeng Shen, Yuda P. Roswanjaya, Titis A.K. Wardhani, Maryam Seifi Kalhor, Joëlle Jansen, D. Johan van den Hoogen, , Rene Geurts
The paper shows that non-nodulating relatives of Parasponia lost key symbiosis genes, challenging the hypothesis that nodulation evolved independently multiple times.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2017 · PreprintPlant Biology