Symbiotic effects of ΔmatB Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii mutant on clovers

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 261-266

  An, Jae Hyung ^a   Lee, Hwan Young ^a   Ko, Kyoung Nam ^b   Kim, Eun Soo ^b   Kim, Yu Sam ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

matB Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii; Clover; Malonate Metabolism; Microscopic Analysis; Symbiotic Effects

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; KANAMYCIN; MALONIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; MALONYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; MALONYL-COA SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CATALYSIS; CLOVER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MATB GENE; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; MEDICAGO; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COENZYME A LIGASES; MEDICAGO; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTATION; PLANT ROOTS; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0037206571     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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