Mutation of the sensor kinase chvG in Rhizobium leguminosarum negatively impacts cellular metabolism, outer membrane stability, and symbiosis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 768-777

  Vanderlinde, Elizabeth M ^a   Yost, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LIPID A; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYSACCHARIDE; PROLINE; PROTEIN CHVG; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTION; CARBON SOURCE; CELL METABOLISM; COMMON VETCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; LENTIL; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OUTER MEMBRANE; PEA; PH; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMBIOSIS;

ARGININE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; LENS PLANT; MUTATION; PEAS; POLYESTERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROLINE; PROTEIN KINASES; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VICIA;

LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; VICIA;

EID: 84857072850     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06357-11     Document Type: Article

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