PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY AMONG STRAINS OF BRADYRHIZOBIUM-JAPONICUM BELONGING TO SEROGROUP-110

Faculty	Not Specified	Year:	1991
Type of Publication:	Article	Pages:	1570-1572
Authors:	VANBERKUM, P, KOTOB, SI, BASIT, HA, SALEM, S, GEWAILY, EM, ANGLE, JS
Journal:	APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY	Volume:	57
Research Area:	Biotechnology \& Applied Microbiology; Microbiology	ISSN	ISI:A1991FK45900046
Keywords :	PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY AMONG STRAINS , BRADYRHIZOBIUM-JAPONICUM BELONGING
Abstract:	Thirty-four strains of Bradyrhizobium japonicum within serogroup 110 were examined for phenotypic diversity. The strains differed in their abilities to nodulate and fix dinitrogen with Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Williams. Thirteen strains expressed uptake hydrogenase activity when induced as free-living cultures in the presence of 2\% hydrogen and oxygen. Six bacteriophage susceptibility reactions were observed. Each of the strains produced either a large, mucoid or a small, dry colony morphology, but colony type was not related to effectiveness for nitrogen fixation.
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