The bradyrhizobium japonicum aconitase gene (acnA) is important for free-living growth but not for an effective root nodule symbiosis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6166-6172

  Thöny Meyer, Linda ^a   Künzler, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITATE HYDRATASE; IRON REGULATORY FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0029967017     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6166-6172.1996     Document Type: Article

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