title: Analysis of infection thread development using Gfp- and DsRed-expressing Sinorhizobium meliloti.
abstract: Sinorhizobium meliloti growth inside infection threads was monitored after inoculation of alfalfa with red- or green-tagged bacteria. Most threads were populated with single bacterial types. Mixed infections were present but gave mixed nodules less often than expected. These patterns are explained by a model describing bacterial growth during infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA. gage@uconnvm.uconn.edu
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gage
mesh_terms: D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000382:microbiology; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D008164:Luminescent Proteins; C413663:fluorescent protein 583; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins