Chapter
Malic Enzymes of Rhizobium meliloti
Abstract
There is much evidence that C4-dicarboxylic acids, such as malate and succinate, are the principle energy sources utilized by N2-fixing bacteroids within root nodules. These acids are taken into the bacteroids via a C4-dicarboxylate transport (Dct) system which has been extensively studied in a number of Rhizobium species (Ronson et al. 1981; Finan et al. 1983; Dilworth, Glenn 1984; Vance, Heichel 1991). In addition to the C4-dicarboxylates …
Authors
Driscoll BT; Osteras M; Finan TM
Book title
Nitrogen Fixation: Fundamentals and Applications
Series
Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture
Volume
27
Pagination
pp. 539-544
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1995
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-0379-4_63