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Characterization of Vesicle Differentiation Mutants of Frankia casuarinae.
Microbes and environments - 1 Jan 2020
Asukai Koya, Kucho Ken-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
The nitrogen-fixing actinobacterium Frankia develops unique multicellular structures called vesicles, which are the site of nitrogen fixation. These vesicles are surrounded by a thick hopanoid lipid envelope that protects nitrogenase against oxygen inactivation. The phenotypes of five mutants that form smaller numbers of vesicles were investigated. The vesicles of these mutants were smaller than those of the wild...
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