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The Expression in Soil Bacreria of Symbiotic Genes from Rhizobium Leguminosarum biovar trifolii

By Michael Fenton (1994)

Dept of Microbiology and Genetics, Massey University, Palmerston North, NEW ZEALAND

Nodule Formation on White Clover Seedlings by Transconjugant Caulobacter Thirty Days After Inoculation

Left to right

  • Rhizobium strain 2163::Tn5 (nodules present)
  • Transconjugant MCDF100. Note the tumour-like growth on the side of the root. Transconjugant Caulobacter inside are unable to fix nitrogen.The plant is no bigger than the water control plant.

 

Light microsocpe image of a tumour-like growth on the roots of a White clover seedling by transconjugant Caulobacter MCDF100.

Eckhardt Gel Plasmid Analysis

  • Lane 1: E.coli PN200 containing pPN1, a co-integrate symbiotic plasmid.
  • Lane 2. MCDF100
  • Lane 3. MCDF23

 

(Reproduced with permission)

RETURN TO... Symbiotic plasmid transfer in Rhizobium sp.

 

 

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