Figure 1
From: Rhizobia use a pathogenic-like effector to hijack leguminous nodulation signalling

Nodulation of G. max cv. En1282 (nfr1 mutant soybean) inoculated with wild-type and nops mutant strains of B. elkanii USDA61. (a) The number of nodules formed on En1282 inoculated with USDA61 wild-type and nops mutant candidates at 30 days after inoculation (dai). Values represent mean ± SD (n = 36 for USDA61, from four independent inoculation tests; n = 27 for BErhCJ; n = 29 for BEernA; n = 25 for BEnopL and BEnopM1; n = 23 for BEnopM2; n = 21 for BEnopP1; n = 19 for BEnopP2 and BEinnB; n = 20 for BEorf48, n = 22 for BEorf91, and n = 24 for BE2-5; from three independent inoculation tests for all mutants). (b) The number of nodules formed on En1282 inoculated with bel2-5 mutant of B. elkanii strains at 30 dai. Values represent mean ± SD (n = 15, from three independent inoculation tests). N.D. means not detected. (c) En1282 plants inoculated with B. elkanii and bel2-5 mutant strains. Plants were photographed at 30 dai. Scale bars: 5 cm for whole plants and 1 cm for roots. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.001 by two-tailed Student t-test compared to USDA61 wild-type (a,b).