ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
Bacterial cell deformation
;
Cyclic β-1,2-glucan
;
Infection
;
Nodule
;
Periplasmic space
;
Rhizobium trifollii
;
White clover
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary A glycan was obtained from the periplasmic space ofRhizobium trifolii cells by saccharose-osmotic shock method. This glycan was composed of only β-1,2-linked glucose, having no end groups (reducing and non-reducing) and branching points. It was concluded that this glucan has a structure of unbranched cyclic form. When the cyclic β-1,2-glucan was added to the seedlings of white clover as a host plant withR. trifolii, it promoted not only the infection thread formation but also the nodule formation. In the culture medium containing the cyclic β-1,2-glucan, cells were found agglutinated during the middle logarithmic phase of growth, and their morphological changes were recognized as cell elongation or swelling in the middle region of a cell when observed in scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02372514
Permalink