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Competitive advantage provided by bacterial motility in the formation of nodules by Rhizobium meliloti.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 148 ·No. 2 ·1981-11-00 ·Pages 728-908 p

Ames P, Bergman K

Abstract

The effect of motility on the competitive success of Rhizobium meliloti in nodule production was investigated. A motile strain formed more nodules than expected when mixed at various unfavorable ratios with either flagellated or nonflagellated nonmotile derivatives. We conclude that motility confers a selective advantage on rhizobia when competing with nonmotile strains.

MeSH Terms

Medicago sativa/microbiology Movement Rhizobium/physiology Symbiosis

Authors & Affiliations

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Ames P

Bergman K

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

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Behavioral mutants of Rhizobium meliloti.
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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.148.2.728-729.1981

Published

1981-11-00

Pages

728-908 p

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC216262

Subset

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