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A functional myo-inositol catabolism pathway is essential for rhizopine utilization by Sinorhizobium meliloti.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Oct 1998
Galbraith Mark P, Feng Szi Fei, Borneman James, Triplett Eric W, de Bruijn Frans J, Rossbachl Silvia
Abstract excerpt
Rhizopine (L-3-O-methyl-scyllo-inosamine) is a symbiosis-specific compound found in alfalfa nodules induced by specific Sinorhizobium meliloti strains. It has been postulated that rhizobial strains able to synthesize and catabolize rhizopine gain a competitive advantage in the rhizosphere. The pa...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- Conjugation, Genetic
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Inositol
- Medicago sativa
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- NAD
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Open Reading Frames
- Phenotype
- Restriction Mapping
- Rhizobiaceae
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sugar Alcohol Dehydrogenases