Functional role of Bradyrhizobium japonicum trehalose biosynthesis and metabolism genes during physiological stress and nodulation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1071-1081

  Sugawara, Masayuki ^a   Cytryn, Eddie J ^a,b   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC GENE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; COMPLEX MEDIUM; DESICCATION STRESS; DOUBLE MUTANTS; IN-CELL; LOW LEVEL; MUTANT STRAIN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NITROGEN-FIXING ROOT NODULES; NODULATION; OTSAB PATHWAY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SALINITY STRESS; SOYBEAN PLANTS; STRESS-INDUCED; TREHALOSE BIOSYNTHESIS; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; GENES; MALTOSE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MALTOSE; TREHALOSE; TREHALOSE 6 PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE; TREHALOSE SYNTHASE; TREHALOSE-6-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

BACTERIUM; DESICCATION; GENE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINITY; SOYBEAN; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; DESICCATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; NODULATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SOYBEAN; SYMBIOSIS;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; DESICCATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MALTOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOT NODULATION; SOYBEANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS; TREHALOSE;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 76649118782     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02483-09     Document Type: Article

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