title: Intergeneric transfer of genes involved in the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis.
abstract: Genes that seem to be involved in the initial steps of infection of a legume by Rhizobium have been transferred, by transformation, to mutant strains of Azotobacter vinelandii that are unable to fix nitrogen. These genes code for a surface antigen that binds specifically to a protein from the host plant.
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001395:Azotobacter / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D001665:Binding Sites; D007887:Fabaceae; D037102:Lectins; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D037121:Plant Lectins; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010957:Plasmids; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D013559:Symbiosis; D014169:Transformation, Bacterial
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D037102:Lectins; D037121:Plant Lectins