A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan

A mutant of Rhizobium meliloti that elicited the formation of inactive nodules in alfalfa was found not to form β-(1→2) glucan in vivo or in vitro. It was nonmotile because it lacks flagella. The 235-kilodalton protein which acts as an intermediate in β-(1→2) glucan synthesis was undetectable in the...

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Autores principales: Geremia, R.A., Cavaignac, S., Zorreguieta, A., Toro, N., Olivares, J., Ugalde, R.A.
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spelling todo:paper_00219193_v169_n2_p880_Geremia2023-10-03T14:22:43Z A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan Geremia, R.A. Cavaignac, S. Zorreguieta, A. Toro, N. Olivares, J. Ugalde, R.A. polysaccharide article heredity higher plant mutant nonhuman priority journal Sinorhizobium meliloti Agrobacterium tumefaciens Embryophyta Medicago sativa Rhizobium Sinorhizobium meliloti A mutant of Rhizobium meliloti that elicited the formation of inactive nodules in alfalfa was found not to form β-(1→2) glucan in vivo or in vitro. It was nonmotile because it lacks flagella. The 235-kilodalton protein which acts as an intermediate in β-(1→2) glucan synthesis was undetectable in the mutant. These properties of the mutant are common to those of chvB mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Exopolysaccharide formation by the R. meliloti mutant was about double that by the wild type. Fil:Geremia, R.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Zorreguieta, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Ugalde, R.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00219193_v169_n2_p880_Geremia
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topic polysaccharide
article
heredity
higher plant
mutant
nonhuman
priority journal
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Embryophyta
Medicago sativa
Rhizobium
Sinorhizobium meliloti
spellingShingle polysaccharide
article
heredity
higher plant
mutant
nonhuman
priority journal
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Embryophyta
Medicago sativa
Rhizobium
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Geremia, R.A.
Cavaignac, S.
Zorreguieta, A.
Toro, N.
Olivares, J.
Ugalde, R.A.
A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
topic_facet polysaccharide
article
heredity
higher plant
mutant
nonhuman
priority journal
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Embryophyta
Medicago sativa
Rhizobium
Sinorhizobium meliloti
description A mutant of Rhizobium meliloti that elicited the formation of inactive nodules in alfalfa was found not to form β-(1→2) glucan in vivo or in vitro. It was nonmotile because it lacks flagella. The 235-kilodalton protein which acts as an intermediate in β-(1→2) glucan synthesis was undetectable in the mutant. These properties of the mutant are common to those of chvB mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Exopolysaccharide formation by the R. meliloti mutant was about double that by the wild type.
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author Geremia, R.A.
Cavaignac, S.
Zorreguieta, A.
Toro, N.
Olivares, J.
Ugalde, R.A.
author_facet Geremia, R.A.
Cavaignac, S.
Zorreguieta, A.
Toro, N.
Olivares, J.
Ugalde, R.A.
author_sort Geremia, R.A.
title A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
title_short A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
title_full A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
title_fullStr A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
title_full_unstemmed A Rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
title_sort rhizobium meliloti mutant that forms ineffective pseudonodules in alfalfa produces exopolysaccharide but fails to form β-(1→2) glucan
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00219193_v169_n2_p880_Geremia
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