title: Identification of a putative P-transporter operon in the genome of a Burkholderia strain living inside the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita.
abstract: This article reports the identification of a putative P-transporter operon in the genome of a Burkholderia sp. living in the cytoplasm of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita. Its presence suggests that Burkholderia sp. has the potential for P uptake from this environment. This finding raises new questions concerning the importance of intracellular bacteria for mycorrhizal symbiosis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, CSMT-CNR, Università di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Lozano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonfante
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001692:Biological Transport; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005658:Fungi; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009876:Operon; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010710:Phosphates; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C120060:phosphate import ATP-binding protein, Bacteria