Competitive Advantage Provided by Bacterial Motility in the Formation of Nodules by Rhizobium meliloti | Zendy

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Competitive Advantage Provided by Bacterial Motility in the Formation of Nodules by Rhizobium meliloti

Author(s) -

Peter Ames,

K. Bergman

Publication year - 1981

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.148.2.728-729.1981

Subject(s) - biology , rhizobia , motility , rhizobium , strain (injury) , symbiosis , nodule (geology) , rhizobiaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , anatomy , genetics , paleontology

The effect of motility on the competitive success ofRhizobium meliloti in nodule production was investigated. A motile strain formed more nodules than expected when mixed at various unfavorable ratios with either flagellated or nonflagellated nonmotile derivatives. We conclude that motility confers a selective advantage on rhizobia when competing with nonmotile strains.

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