Analysis of pss genes of Rhizobium leguminosarum required for exopolysaccharide synthesis and nodulation of peas: Their primary structure and their interaction with psi and other nodulation genes

MGG Molecular & General Genetics

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 155-162

  Borthakur, D ^a   Barker, R F ^b   Latchford, J W ^a   Rossen, L ^a   Johnston, A W B ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Plant Breed Intl Cambridge Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA sequence; Exopolysaccharide; Nodulation; psi; pss; Rhizobium leguminosarum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; RHIZOBIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; FABACEAE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, NITROGEN FIXATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RHIZOBIUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024049055     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: 16174623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333413     Document Type: Article

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