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Qualitative evidence for expression of Klebsiella pneumoniae nif in Pseudomonas putida |
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| Authors: | J R Postgate H M Kent |
| Affiliation: | AFRC Unit of Nitrogen Fixation, University of Sussex, UK. |
| Abstract: | Pseudomonas putida MT20-3 carrying the Klebsiella pneumoniae nif plasmids pRD1 or pMF250 showed highly O2-sensitive aerobic acetylene reduction on low-N pyruvate or glucose agar. This finding confirms unequivocally that K. pneumoniae nif can be expressed in an obligate aerobe. |
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