Nitrogenase activity of Herbaspirillum seropedicae grown under low iron levels requires the products of nifXorf1 genes.

Abstract:

:Herbaspirillum seropedicae strains mutated in the nifX or orf1 genes showed 90% or 50% reduction in nitrogenase activity under low levels of iron or molybdenum respectively. Mutations in nifX or orf1 genes did not affect nif gene expression since a nifH::lacZ fusion was fully active in both mutants. nifX and the contiguous gene orf1 are essential for maximum nitrogen fixation under iron limitation and are probably involved in synthesis of nitrogenase iron or iron-molybdenum clusters.

journal_name

FEMS Microbiol Lett

authors

Klassen G,de Oliveira Pedrosa F,de Souza EM,Yates MG,Rigo LU

doi

10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00453-1

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-07-29 00:00:00

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255-9

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2

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0378-1097

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1574-6968

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S0378109703004531

journal_volume

224

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