Biosynthesis of branched-chain amino acids is essential for effective symbioses between betarhizobia and Mimosa pudica

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1758-1766

  Chen, Wen Ming ^a   Prell, Jurgen ^b   James, Euan K ^c   Sheu, Der Shyan ^a   Sheu, Shih Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ILVE PROTEIN; ISOLEUCINE; ISOPROPYLMALATE ISOMERASE; LEUC PROTEIN; LEUCINE; PYRUVIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BETARHIZOBIA; BURKHOLDERIA PHYMATUM; CARBON SOURCE; CUPRIAVIDUS TAIWANENSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MIMOSA PUDICA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; BURKHOLDERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; CUPRIAVIDUS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MIMOSA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SYMBIOSIS;

BURKHOLDERIA PHYMATUM; CUPRIAVIDUS TAIWANENSIS; MIMOSA; MIMOSA PUDICA;

EID: 84863693541     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.058370-0     Document Type: Article

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