Abstract
Rhizobium etli mutants unable to grow on asparagine as the nitrogen and carbon source were isolated. Two kinds of mutants were obtained: AHZ1, with very low levels of aspartase activity, and AHZ7, with low levels of asparaginase and very low levels of aspartase compared to the wild-type strain. R. etli had two asparaginases differentiated by their thermostabilities, electrophoretic mobilities, and modes of regulation. The AHZ mutants nodulated as did the wild-type strain and had nitrogenase levels similar to that of the wild-type strain.
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