Modulation of rosR expression and exopolysaccharide production in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii by phosphate and clover root exudates

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 4132-4155

  Janczarek, Monika ^a   Skorupska, Anna ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide synthesis; Phosphate; Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii; Root exudates; rosR expression

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FLAVONOID; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN LYSR; PROTEIN PHOB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CLOVER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME SIZE; INVERTED REPEAT; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; REGULATOR GENE; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; ROOT EXUDATE; ROSR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION; ZINC FINGER MOTIF; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EXUDATE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MEDICAGO; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

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

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOFILMS; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FLAVONOIDS; MEDICAGO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHOSPHATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RNA; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79959743100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12064132     Document Type: Article

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