Enhancement of the nitrogen fixation efficiency of genetically-engineered Rhizobium with high catalase activity

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 397-402

  Orikasa, Yoshitake ^a   Nodasaka, Yoshinobu ^b   Ohyama, Takuji ^c   Okuyama, Hidetoshi ^b   Ichise, Nobutoshi ^b   Yumoto, Isao ^d   Morita, Naoki ^d   Wei, Min ^a   Ohwada, Takuji ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalase; Hydrogen peroxide; Nitrogen fixation; Rhizobium; Root nodule bacteria

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CATALASE ACTIVITY; HOST PLANTS; NODULATION; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; ROOT NODULES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN; OXIDATION;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEGHEMOGLOBIN; NITROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VKTA CATALASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT GROWTH; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALASE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. PHASEOLI; VIBRIO RUMOIENSIS;

EID: 77956647280     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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