Mutantes simbióticos de Rhizobium meliloti que desacoplan las plantas de la diferenciación bacteriana

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|April 1, 1985
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Los mutantes espontáneos de Rhizobium meliloti que carecen de exopolisacáridos forman nódulos en alfalfa sin hilos de infección. Estos nódulos con deficiencia de fijación de nitrógeno (Fix-) demuestran que los hilos de infección no son esenciales para la formación de nódulos.

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