Resistance to organic hydroperoxides requires <it>ohr </it>and <it>ohrR </it>genes in <it>Sinorhizobium meliloti</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Sinorhizobium meliloti </it>is a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium that elicits nodules on roots of host plants <it>Medicago sativa</it>. During nodule formation bacteria have to withstand oxygen radical...

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Main Authors: Dufour Virginie, Arrieta Morgane, Blanco Carlos, Fontenelle Catherine, Trautwetter Annie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/100