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. 2004 Apr;186(7):2052–2060. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.7.2052-2060.2004

TABLE 2.

Growth and nitrogenase activities of SNT-1 and wild-type R. rubrum grown on different nitrogen sources

Strain (plasmid) Nitrogen source Doubling time (h) Nitrogenase activity (nmol h−1 mg−1)
In vivo In vitro
S1 N2 10.3 2,405 ± 425 252 ± 23
SNT-1 N2 29.7 515 ± 95 358 ± 26
S1 NH4+ 8.4
SNT-1 NH4+ 8.7
S1 Glutamate 9.4 1,759 ± 68 324 ± 23
SNT-1 Glutamate 9.0 806 ± 13 208 ± 18
SNT-1 (pSNCfix) N2 13.5 2,253 ± 222 503 ± 26