Bacterial leaf nodule symbiosis in angiosperms with emphasis on Rubiaceae and Myrsinaceae
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Over 400 species of three genera of Rubiaceae and one genus of Myrsinaceae reportedly have bacterial leaf nodules. Light and/or electron microscope studies of a few species have shown that bacteria exist in spaces within buds filled with mucilage secreted by glands. These bacteria enter substomatal chambers (Rubiaceae) or marginal hydathodes (Myrsinaceae) and establish short-lived colonies, in intercellular spaces, that die out almost before full leaf expansion. Bacteria occur in seeds between endosperm and embryo, but only two studies have followed bacteria into flowers and ovules. Previous work on the physical relations of bacteria and host plants is discussed critically. Reviewing work done on isolation and identification of presumed endophytes leads to the conclusion that there is no agreement whether one or several bacterial taxa are the endophyte, and no unambiguous identifications, although four genera are suggested as possibilities. Nitrogen fixation was considered as the bacterial contribution until quite recently, but a review of such studies reveals that fixation has been detected almost exclusively in isolated presumed endophytes, whereas almost all studies involving the bacterium in intact leaves have failed to detect nitrogen fixation. Studies of particular substances (besides combined nitrogen) contributed by the endophyte have been inconclusive, although the most recent works suggest that cytokinins are involved. Host plants lacking the endophyte have been reportedly produced many times, either spontaneously or by seed treatment. Such “cripples”, used for several aspects of symbiosis study, frequently revert to a nodulated condition, and a more reliable method of producing them is needed. Tissue culture may offer the best potential, but this approach has not yet produced whole bacteria-free plants. A proposed scheme for the evolution of the symbiosis suggests that a variety of bacteria entered buds first, and only in rare instances were compatible with the host bud mucilage. In a few of these cases, specific bacteria, compatible with the microenvironment, contributed a useful substance to the host, and bud mucilage and those bacteria co-evolved until large numbers of bacteria thrived in the buds. Nodules may have resulted from accidental entry of bacteria into leaves, with the possibility that some host plant nodules are merely pathogenic responses, whereas in others the bacteria are beneficial and further selection has resulted in numerous, regularly produced nodules. This review deals with taxonomy of host plants and endophytes, morphology of the symbiosis, its physiology, and speculation on the evolution of the symbiosis.
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