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. 1982 Sep;151(3):1633–1636. doi: 10.1128/jb.151.3.1633-1636.1982

Rhizobium meliloti mutants altered in ammonium utilization.

M S Osburne
PMCID: PMC220454  PMID: 6125503

Abstract

Derivatives of Rhizobium meliloti 2011 required trace amounts of glutamate to use ammonium as the nitrogen source for growth, although they could use serine as the sole nitrogen source. Specific activities of ammonium assimilatory enzymes were similar to those in strain Rm2011. The mutants were deficient in nitrogen fixation.

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