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Anabaena thermalis: a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium associated with rice

Year: 1992

Type: article

Abstract: The nitrogen-fixing filamentous cyanobacterium A. thermalis SpA was isolated from the-surface of wild rice growing in Viet Nam. Electron microscopy shows that the purified strain is able to penetrate into the root interior of surface sterilized rice plants. Attempts have been initiated to genetically manipulate A. thermalis SpA in order to understand whether nitrogen fixation and adherence are critical factors underlying the reported ability of the strain to enhance rice yields. As a first step, we have shown that A. thermalis SpA does not possess a DNA restriction-modification system that might limit the introduction of foreign DNA into the strain.

Source: Biopolymers and Cell

DOI: 10.7124/bc.000339

Authors: V. H. Nguyen, M. Alexeyev, N. Kozyrovska, V. Kordyum, J. Elhai

Institutions: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Language: English

Topic: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2321067453