Open AccessMalonate Catabolism Does Not Drive N2Fixation in Legume Nodules
Author(s) -
Ramakrishnan Karunakaran,
Alison K. East,
Philip S. Poole
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00919-13
Subject(s) - malonate , legume , nitrogen fixation , biology , rhizobium leguminosarum , biochemistry , mutant , rhizobiaceae , botany , bacteria , symbiosis , genetics , gene
Malonyl-coenzyme A (CoA) decarboxylase, malonyl-CoA synthetase, and malonate transporter mutants of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae and trifolii fixed N2 at wild-type rates on pea and clover, respectively. Thus, malonate does not drive N2 fixation in legume nodules.
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