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. 1982 Sep;151(3):1621–1623. doi: 10.1128/jb.151.3.1621-1623.1982

Succinate dehydrogenase mutant of Rhizobium meliloti.

A Gardiol, A Arias, C Cerveñansky, G Martínez-Drets
PMCID: PMC220449  PMID: 6125502

Abstract

A succinate dehydrogenase mutant strain of Rhizobium meliloti was isolated after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis. It failed to grow on succinate, glutamate, acetate, pyruvate, or arabinose but grew on glucose, sucrose, fructose, and other carbohydrates. The mutant strain showed delayed nodulation of lucerne plants, and the nodules were white and ineffective. A spontaneous revertant strain of normal growth phenotype induced red and effective nodules.

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