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The Mesorhizobium loti purB gene is involved in infection thread formation and nodule development in Lotus japonicus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2007
Okazaki Shin, Hattori Yoshiyuki, Saeki Kazuhiko
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The purB and purH mutants of Mesorhizobium loti exhibited purine auxotrophy and nodulation deficiency on Lotus japonicus. In the presence of adenine, only the purH mutant induced nodule formation and the purB mutant produced few infection threads, suggesting that 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ri...
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