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Maged M. Saad
Researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Publications - 54
Citations - 1903
Maged M. Saad is an academic researcher from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Genome. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 45 publications receiving 1322 citations. Previous affiliations of Maged M. Saad include University of Geneva.
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Genome sequence of the β-rhizobium Cupriavidus taiwanensis and comparative genomics of rhizobia
Claire Amadou,Géraldine Pascal,Sophie Mangenot,Michelle D. Glew,Cyril Bontemps,Delphine Capela,Sébastien Carrère,Stéphane Cruveiller,Carole Dossat,Aurélie Lajus,Marta Marchetti,Véréna Poinsot,Zoé Rouy,Bertrand Servin,Maged M. Saad,Chantal Schenowitz,Valérie Barbe,Jacques Batut,Claudine Médigue,Catherine Masson-Boivin +19 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that a unique shared genetic strategy does not support symbiosis of rhizobia with legumes, and the first complete genome sequence of a beta-proteobacterial nitrogen-fixing symbiont of legume, Cupriavidus taiwanensis, reveals characteristics of a minimal rhizobium, including the most compact (35-kb) symbiotic island identified so far in any rhzobium.
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Metaorganisms in extreme environments: do microbes play a role in organismal adaptation?
Corinna Bang,Tal Dagan,Peter Deines,Nicole Dubilier,W. J. Duschl,Sebastian Fraune,Ute Hentschel,Heribert Hirt,Nils Hülter,Tim Lachnit,Devani Romero Picazo,Lucía Pita,Claudia Pogoreutz,Nils Rädecker,Maged M. Saad,Ruth A. Schmitz,Hinrich Schulenburg,Christian R. Voolstra,Nancy Weiland-Bräuer,Maren Ziegler,Thomas C. G. Bosch +20 more
TL;DR: The issues in interspecies interactions are outlined and the question of how metaorganisms react and adapt to inputs from extreme environments such as deserts, the intertidal zone, oligothrophic seas, and hydrothermal vents is addressed.
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NopP, a phosphorylated effector of Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234, is a major determinant of nodulation of the tropical legumes Flemingia congesta and Tephrosia vogelii.
Peter Skorpil,Maged M. Saad,Nawal M. Boukli,Hajime Kobayashi,Florencia Ares-Orpel,William J. Broughton,William J. Deakin +6 more
TL;DR: NopL and NopP are two components of this mix that extend the ability of NGR234 to nodulate certain legumes and secretes a cocktail of effectors, some of which have positive effects on nodulation of certain plants while others are perceived negatively and block nodulation.
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Rhizobia utilize pathogen‐like effector proteins during symbiosis
Kumiko Kambara,Silvia Ardissone,Hajime Kobayashi,Maged M. Saad,Olivier Schumpp,William J. Broughton,William J. Deakin +6 more
TL;DR: NGR234 uses a mixture of rhizobial‐specific and pathogen‐derived effector proteins, typified by the avirulence protein, AvrPphB, to modulation of symbiotic development.
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Tailoring plant-associated microbial inoculants in agriculture: a roadmap for successful application
TL;DR: It is suggested that desert plants can serve as a suitable pool of potentially beneficial microbes to maintain plant growth under abiotic stress conditions and a framework for advancing the application of microbial inoculants in agriculture is proposed.