title: Roles of flagella, lipopolysaccharide, and a Ca2+-dependent cell surface protein in attachment of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae to pea root hair tips.
abstract: The relationship between Ca2+-dependent cell surface components of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae, motility, and ability to attach to pea root hair tips was investigated. In contrast to flagella and lipopolysaccharide, a small protein located on the cell surface was identified as the Ca2+-dependent adhesin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kijne
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lugtenberg
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009154:Mutation; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C053477:adhesin, Rhizobium; D002118:Calcium