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. 1980 Dec;40(6):1094–1099. doi: 10.1128/aem.40.6.1094-1099.1980

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Rhizobium trifolii Infection Sites on Root Hairs of White Clover

Shiro Higashi 1, Mikiko Abe 1
PMCID: PMC291726  PMID: 16345672

Abstract

White clover root hairs which were inoculated with Rhizobium trifolii 4S (infectious strain) contained infection threads which were observed by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Three morphological types of root hairs retaining infection threads were recognized. The bacteria were strongly attached between the surfaces of two plant cell walls as follows: between surfaces of a root hair tip curled back on itself, between a protuberance from a root hair and its cell surface, or between two root hair tips clinging together. An anatomical analysis documented the attachment site of the infection thread sheath from the inside of the root hair cell.

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