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. 1985;201(3):363-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00331324.

Isolation and organization of genes for nitrogen fixation in Rhodopseudomonas capsulata

P Avtges, R G Kranz, R Haselkorn

Isolation and organization of genes for nitrogen fixation in Rhodopseudomonas capsulata

P Avtges et al. Mol Gen Genet. 1985.

Abstract

A library of Rhodopseudomonas capsulata chromosomal DNA was constructed in the broad host range cosmid vector pLAFR1. The library was used to isolate nitrogen fixation genes by complementation of R. capsulata Nif- mutants. Four complementing regions were localized on different cloned DNA fragments by Tn5 and mini-Mu mutagenesis. Additional nif genes were identified by recombination of transposons from the nif cosmids into the R. capsulata chromosome resulting in the creation of new Nif- mutations. Most of the newly cloned DNA fragments containing nif genes were found to be unlinked to any other by Southern hybridization of the cloned DNA to chromosomal DNA blots. One of the new fragments was linked to the nifHDK genes. Another cluster spanning 10-12 kilobase pairs contained a number of nif genes, possibly as many as eight.

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