1. Fixing a symbiotic circle
- Author
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Downie, Allan
- Subjects
Plasmids -- Genetic aspects ,Environmental issues ,Science and technology ,Zoology and wildlife conservation - Abstract
A 536-kb plasmid sequenced from a strain of Rhizobium has a range of genes which do not have many similarities at all with those which have been identified through other bacterial genome sequencing work. The plasmid pNGR234a was found to have 17 potential nodboxes, with at least 11 being symbiotically active. It was discovered that genes downstream of the nodboxes which had not previously been identified include genes which may play a role in polysaccharide biosynthesis and protein secretion.
- Published
- 1997