| Autor: |
Fitzmaurice, Ann Marie, O'Gara, Fergal |
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FEMS Microbiology Letters; May 1993, Vol. 109 Issue: 2-3 p195-195, 1p |
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A Rhizobium meliloti mutant, CMF1 2:38, was isolated which was specifically defective in the degradation of glutamate as sole carbon and nitrogen source. Biochemical analysis of CMF1 2:38 revealed a reduction in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSDH) activity, the third enzyme of the γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) bypass. Evidence is presented which suggests that the Tn 5-induced mutation in CMF1 2:38 exists in a regulatory gene governing the expression of both NAD and NADP-linked SSDH activity. CMF1 2:38 nodulated alfalfa plants, but was reduced in its nitrogen fixation activity and biomass accumulating ability relative to the wild-type strain. The results presented in this study indicate that the GABA bypass is a major mechanism of glutamate degradation in R. meliloti CMF1 and that glutamate catabolism via this pathway may play an important role in the symbiotic nitrogen fixation process. |
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