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Abstract

ABSTRACT Autoinduction plays an important role in intercellular communication among symbiotic and pathogenic gram-negative bacteria. We report here that a nitrogen-fixing symbiont of Phaseolus vulgaris , Rhizobium etli CNPAF512, produces at least seven different autoinducer molecules. One of them exhibits a growth-inhibitory effect like that of the bacteriocin small [ N -(3 R -hydroxy-7- cis -tetradecanoyl)- l -homoserine lactone]. At least two of the other autoinducers are synthesized by a LuxI-homologous autoinducer synthase. The corresponding luxI homologous gene ( raiI ) and a luxR homolog ( raiR ) have been identified and characterized. Enhanced expression of raiI is dependent on cell density and on the presence of one or more autoinducer molecules synthesized by R. etli CNPAF512. A raiI mutant was shown to release only three different autoinducer molecules; a raiR mutant releases four different autoinducer molecules. Examination of different mutants for nodulation of beans showed that raiI is involved in the restriction of nodule number, whereas nitrogen-fixing activity in terms of acetylene reduction per nodule was not affected.

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Authors 4
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  2. Jan Michiels (additional)
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@article{Rosemeyer_1998, title={luxI - and luxR -Homologous Genes of Rhizobium etli CNPAF512 Contribute to Synthesis of Autoinducer Molecules and Nodulation of Phaseolus vulgaris}, volume={180}, ISSN={1098-5530}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.180.4.815-821.1998}, DOI={10.1128/jb.180.4.815-821.1998}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Bacteriology}, publisher={American Society for Microbiology}, author={Rosemeyer, Viola and Michiels, Jan and Verreth, Christel and Vanderleyden, Jos}, year={1998}, month=feb, pages={815–821} }