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Establishment of Symbiosis between Rhizobium and Plant Cells in vitro

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A symbiotic nitrogen-fixing relationship has been established in culture between soybean cells and the bacterium Rhizobium.

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HOLSTEN, R., BURNS, R., HARDY, R. et al. Establishment of Symbiosis between Rhizobium and Plant Cells in vitro. Nature 232, 173–176 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232173a0

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