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Identification of a system that allows a Rhizobium tropici dctA mutant to grow on succinate, but not on other C4-dicarboxylates.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Jun 2001
Batista S, Catalán A I, Hernández-Lucas I, Martínez-Romero E, Aguilar O M, Martínez-Drets G
Abstract excerpt
A defined insertion mutant of a gene encoding a homolog of the rhizobial C4-dicarboxylate permease (dctA) was constructed in Rhizobium tropici strain CIAT899. This mutant (GA1) was unable to grow on fumarate or malate; however, in contrast with other rhizobial dctA mutants, it retained a limited ability to grow on succinate with ammonia as a nitrogen source. Our results suggest the presence of a novel...
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