The region for exopolysaccharide synthesis in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii is located on the non-symbiotic plasmid.

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The region for exopolysaccharide synthesis in Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii is located on the non-symbiotic plasmid.

Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 1991

Skorupska A, Deryło M, Golinowski W

Abstract excerpt

An Exo- mutant of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii was isolated which did not produce acidic exopolysaccharide and induced defective, non-fixing nodules on clover plants. The nodules were defective at a late stage of development, they contained infection threads and bacteria were released...

Topics

Cosmids
DNA, Bacterial
Fabaceae
Genetic Complementation Test
Microscopy, Electron
Mutation
Plants, Medicinal
Plasmids
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Rhizobium
Symbiosis

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