Sinorhizobium meliloti BR-bodies promote fitness during host colonization
Kaveendya S. Mallikaarachchi, Jason L. Huang, Shanmukha Sreenivas Madras, Rodrigo A. Cuellar, Zhenzhong Huang, Alisa Gega, Imalka W. Rathnayaka-Mudiyanselage, Vidhyadhar Nandana, Nadra Al-Husini, Natalie Saldaña-Rivera, Loi H., Eric Ng, Klara Christensen, Nima Pendar, Sophia Li, , Jared M. Schrader
This study shows that BR-bodies in Sinorhizobium meliloti enhance mRNA decay efficiency and symbiotic fitness during host colonization.
mBio · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology