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(Analysis of the Rhizobium meliloti surface):

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5228814

We have identified a number of genes in Rhizobium meliloti that affect outer membrane lipopolysaccharides (LPS). These include three genes defined by mutants with different patterns of resistance to a panel of bacteriophages, of which Class 2 and 3 are closely linked to each other but not to Class 1 or 4;another gene, closely linked to Class 2 and 3, defined only by its ability to suppress Class 1 defects;and three genes, unlinked to each other, defined by mutants with increased sensitivity to deoxycholate. Of the mutants that define these genes, only those in Class 2 have a clear effect on alfalfa symbiosis, having a Fix phenotype.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-84ER13252
OSTI ID:
5228814
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13252-T2; ON: DE88007757
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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