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Fluoride‐induced filaments of Erwinia carotovora
Author(s) -
Gashe B. A.,
Grula M. M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
zeitschrift für allgemeine mikrobiologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0044-2208
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.19830230504
Subject(s) - erwinia , aspartic acid , fluoride , chemistry , sodium fluoride , ion , nitrogen , biochemistry , inorganic chemistry , amino acid , organic chemistry , gene
Sodium fluoride induces filamentous growth of Erwinia carotovora when it is grown in liquid media containing aspartic acid only as the sole source of nitrogen. It is proposed that a stable complex of F − ‐Mg 2+ ‐enzyme and PO 4 2 , resulting in Mg 2+ deficiency and consequent inability of E. carotovora cells to oxidize aspartic acid normally, is responsible for the formation of filaments in the presence of fluoride ions.