The Sinorhizobium meliloti RNA chaperone Hfq mediates symbiosis of S. meliloti and alfalfa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1710-1718

  Barra Bily, Lise ^a,b   Pandey, Shree P ^a   Trautwetter, Annie ^b   Blanco, Carlos ^b   Walker, Graham C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; CHAPERONE PROTEIN HFQ; SUCCINOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTANT; NIFA GENE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT CELL; PLANT GROWTH; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOST FACTOR 1 PROTEIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PLANT ROOT NODULATION; PLANT ROOTS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 77949373122     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01427-09     Document Type: Article

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