Study settles 125-year debate on how nitrogen-fixing bacteria breaches cell walls of legumes

Monday, December 19, 2011 - 15:20 in Biology & Nature

A 125-year debate on how nitrogen-fixing bacteria are able to breach the cell walls of legumes has been settled. A paper to be published on Monday by John Innes Centre scientists reports that plants themselves allow bacteria in.

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