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A Sinorhizobium meliloti minE mutant has an altered morphology and exhibits defects in legume symbiosis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Feb 2007
Cheng Jiujun, Sibley Christopher D, Zaheer Rahat, Finan Turlough M
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Sinorhizobium meliloti differentiates from rod-shaped, free-living cells into pleomorphic, non-dividing, N(2)-fixing bacteroids within alfalfa root nodules. Here, the role of the minCDE genes in bacteroid differentiation and in free-living cell division is examined. Disruption of the minE gene re...
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