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The Na+-translocating NADH : ubiquinone oxidoreductase of Azotobacter vinelandii negatively regulates alginate synthesis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2009
Núñez Cinthia, Bogachev Alexander V, Guzmán Gabriel, Tello Isaac, Guzmán Josefina, Espín Guadalupe
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Azotobacter vinelandii is a nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium that produces the exopolysaccharide alginate. In this report we describe the isolation and characterization of A. vinelandii strain GG4, which carries an nqrE : : Tn5 mutation resulting in alginate overproduction. The nqrE gene encodes a subunit of the Na+-translocating NADH : ubiquinone oxidoreductase (Na+-NQR). As expected, Na+-NQR activity was...
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