Control of Nitrogenase Reactivation by the GlnZ Protein in Azospirillum Brasilense

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2001 Oct 24

PMID 11673445

Citations 10

Authors

G Klassen

E M de Souza

M G Yates

L U Rigo

J Inaba

F de O Pedrosa

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Abstract

The glnZ mutant of Azospirillum brasilense (strain 7611) showed only partial recovery (20 to 40%) after 80 min of ammonia-induced nitrogenase switch-off, whereas the wild type recovered totally within 10 min. In contrast, the two strains showed identical anoxic-induced switch-on/switch-off, indicating no cross talk between the two reactivation mechanisms.

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