Exogenous suppression of the symbiotic deficiencies of Rhizobium meliloti exo mutants.

AUTOR(ES)

Urzainqui, A

RESUMO

The acidic exopolysaccharide (EPS I) produced by Rhizobium meliloti during symbiosis with Medicago sativa has been shown to be required for the proper development of nitrogen-fixing nodules. Cloned DNA from the exo region of R. meliloti is shown to stimulate production of the low-molecular-weight form of this exopolysaccharide, and in this report we show that the symbiotic deficiencies of two exo mutants of R. meliloti, the exoA and exoH mutants, can be rescued by the addition of this low-molecular-weight material at the time of inoculation. For exoA and exoH mutants, rescue with a preparation containing low-molecular-weight exopolysaccharide induces the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules which appear somewhat later and at a reduced efficiency compared with wild-type-induced nodules; however, microscopic analysis of these nodules reveals similar nodule morphology and the presence of large numbers of bacteroids in each.

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