Bradyrhizobium japonicum does not require α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase for growth on succinate or malate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 194-201

  Green, Laura S ^a   Emerich, David W ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALIC ACID; OXOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GROWTH INHIBITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0031029980     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.194-201.1997     Document Type: Article

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