“…For some time there has been substantial understanding of the bacterial genes involved in early nodulation (Kondorosi et al, 1985), host range (Rolfe et al, 1985), and regulation and expression of the N2-fixing process (Ausubel et al, 1985;Hennecke et al, 1985). Moreover, detailed study of host plant genetics has identified numerous plant genes, the early and late nodulins and other plant proteins, that are specifically expressed during the initiation, development and function of mature nodules (Franssen et al, 1992).…”