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All Rhizobium strains examined to date have one or multiple alleles of nodD. At least one copy of nodD and the presence of flavonoid exudates are required for nod gene induction and nodulation. Sinorhizobium fredii USDA191 has two copies of nodD. In this study, we demonstrate that inactivation of either copy of nodD caused a reduction in basal levels of expression of nodC. Extra copies of nodD1 had no effect on the expression of nodC when compared with the wild type, but extra copies of nodD2 abolished the inducer requirement, thereby rendering nodC constitutive. A nodD1 mutant was unable to nodulate soybean cultivars ‘Peking’ and ‘McCall’. Inactivation of nodD2 or addition of extra copies of nodD1 or nodD2 caused delayed nodulation on Peking, and reduced the number of nodules on McCall. Both nodD alleles of S. fredii USDA191 appear to be involved in regulation of exopolysaccharide production; however, nodD2 appears to be more important in this respect than nodD1. RID=”” ID=”” <E5>Correspondence to: </E5>H.B. Krishnan; <E5>email:</E5> KrishnanH@missouri.edu
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Received: 13 September 2002 / Accepted: 7 October 2002
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Machado, D., Krishnan, H. nodD Alleles of Sinorhizobium fredii USDA191 Differentially Influence Soybean Nodulation, nodC Expression, and Production of Exopolysaccharides. Curr Microbiol 47, 0134–0137 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-002-3972-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-002-3972-6