title: Exopolysaccharides of Rhizobium: synthesis, regulation and symbiotic function.
abstract: Exopolysaccharides of Rhizobium have long been suspected, and are now known, to function in the Rhizobium-legume root nodule symbiosis. Recent studies have enhanced our knowledge of these extracellular polymers as symbiotic signals and have elucidated their biosynthesis and regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leigh
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial