bradyrhizose

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Bradyrhizobium +‎ -ose

Noun[edit]

bradyrhizose (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) An inositol-fused monosaccharide associated with bacteria of the genus Bradyrhizobium
    • 2016 February 6, “The LPS O -Antigen in Photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium Strains Is Dispensable for the Establishment of a Successful Symbiosis with Aeschynomene Legumes”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      These bacteria display a unique LPS O-antigen composed of a new sugar, the bradyrhizose that is regarded as a key symbiotic factor due to its non-immunogenic character.