EFFECT OF CARBON SOURCE ON GROWTH, NITROGENASE AND UPTAKE HYDROGENASEACTIVITIES OF FRANKIA ISOLATES FROM CASUARINA SP

Authors
SELLSTEDT A ROSBROOK PA KANG L REDDELL P
Citation
A. Sellstedt et al., EFFECT OF CARBON SOURCE ON GROWTH, NITROGENASE AND UPTAKE HYDROGENASEACTIVITIES OF FRANKIA ISOLATES FROM CASUARINA SP, Plant and soil, 158(1), 1994, pp. 63-68
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science","Plant Sciences",Agriculture
Journal title
Plant and soil → ACNP
ISSN journal
0032079X
Volume
158
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
63 - 68
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-079X(1994)158:1<63:EOCSOG>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The effect of different carbon sources on the growth of Frankia isolat es for Casuarina sp. was studied. In addition, regulation of nitrogena se and uptake hydrogenase activity by carbon sources was investigated. For each of the three isolates, JCT287, KB5 and HFPCcI3, growth was g reatest on the carbon sources pyruvate and propionate. In general the carbon sources which gave the greatest growth gave the highest levels of nitrogenase activity, but repressed the activity of uptake hydrogen ase. The regulation of growth, uptake hydrogenase activity and nitroge nase activity is discussed.