A comparative genomics screen identifies a Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 sodM-like gene strongly expressed within host plant nodules

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Queiroux, Clothilde ^a   Washburn, Brian K ^a   Davis, Olivia M ^a,b   Stewart, Jamie ^a   Brewer, Tess E ^a   Lyons, Michael R ^a,c   Jones, Kathryn M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Arthrex Orthopaedic Products   (United States)

Author keywords

proteobacteria; Alfalfa; Bacteria; Genomics; Legume; Nitrogen fixation; Rhizobia; Sinorhizobium meliloti; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ALFALFA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME ANALYSIS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RHIZOBIACEAE; SHOOT GROWTH; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SMC00911 GENE; SODM LIKE GENE; SYMBIOSIS; UIDA GENE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLANT ROOT NODULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYMBIOSIS;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI 1021;

EID: 84860910580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-74     Document Type: Article

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