Abstract
Earlier, we described mutants of R. meliloti SU47 deficient in extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) that make aberrant Fix- nodules1,2. Here, we report on other symbiotic mutants with altered lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and also on alterations in the membranes of bacteroids.
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Kieber, J., Clover, R., Finan, T.M., Signer, E.R. (1987). Surface Properties of Rhizobium meliloti Associated with Symbiosis. In: Verma, D.P.S., Brisson, N. (eds) Molecular genetics of plant-microbe interactions. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4482-4_45
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