Auxotrophic mutant of the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum showing absolute requirement of Cs+ or Rb+ for diazotrophy and autotrophy.

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Caesium-resistant (Cs(+)-R) mutant clones of the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum were characterized for diazotrophic growth in a medium devoid of Cs(+) or Rb(+) or both. Cs(+)-R phenotype suffered severe genetic damage of a pleiotropic nature affecting diazotrophic growth, chlorophyll a content, nitrogenase activity and photosynthetic O(2) evolution. Mutation leading to development of Cs(+)-R phenotype could be...

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