During the initiation of nitrogen-fixation nodules, how do the Rhizobium bacteria enter into the cortex of the root?

A. through the plasmadesmata of the root hairs
B. using proton pumps
C. by repeated cell divisions
D. via the apoplastic pathway
E. through a membrane tube called an infection thread


Answer: E

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