Genetic characterization of a mutant of Sinorhizobium fredii strain USDA208 with enhanced competitive ability for nodulation of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13149.x

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Genetic characterization of a mutant of Sinorhizobium fredii strain USDA208 with enhanced competitive ability for nodulation of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Aug 1998

Krishnan H B, Pueppke S G

Abstract excerpt

Sinorhizobium fredii strain USDA208 is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium that forms nodules on roots of soybean and other legume plants. We previously found that the Tn5-containing mutant 208T3, which was derived from strain USDA208, is both deficient in production of exopolysaccharides and more compet...

Topics

Cloning, Molecular
DNA Transposable Elements
Fabaceae
Genes, Bacterial
Mutation
Nitrogen Fixation
Phenotype
Plants, Medicinal
Rhizobiaceae
Glycine max
Symbiosis

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