Mutation in the cobO gene generates auxotrophy for cobalamin and methionine and impairs the symbiotic properties of Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 with soybean and other legumes.

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We report here the isolation of a methionine and cobalamin mutant strain (SVQ336) of Sinorhizobium fredii HH103 obtained by Tn5-lacZ mutagenesis. Sequence analysis showed that the transposon was inserted into a gene homologous to cobO. This gene codes for a cobalamin adenosyltransferase which is involved in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12. Another HH103 cobO mutant (strain SVQ524), was constructed by the...

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