The alternative sigma factor RpoH2 is required for salt tolerance in Sinorhizobium sp. strain BL3

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 811-818

  Tittabutr, Panlada ^a   Payakapong, Waraporn ^a   Teaumroong, Neung ^a   Boonkerd, Nantakorn ^a   Singleton, Paul W ^b   Borthakur, Dulal ^b  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative sigma factor; Exopolysaccharide; rpoH2; Salt tolerance; Sinorhizobium

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MUTANT PROTEIN; RPOH2 PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; LEGUME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE; SINORHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSPOSON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; FABACEAE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; PLANT ROOTS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; SINORHIZOBIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYMBIOSIS;

LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MACROPTILIUM LATHYROIDES; RHIZOBIUM SP.; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 33749534259     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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