title: Comparative organization of nitrogen fixation-specific genes from Azotobacter vinelandii and Klebsiella pneumoniae: DNA sequence of the nifUSV genes.
abstract: In the facultative anaerobe Klebsiella pneumoniae 17 nitrogen fixation-specific genes (nif genes) have been identified. Homologs to 12 of these genes have now been isolated from the aerobic diazotroph Azotobacter vinelandii. Comparative studies have indicated that these diverse microorganisms share striking similarities in the genetic organization of their nif genes and in the primary structure of their individual nif gene products. In this study the complete nucleotide sequence of the nifUSV gene clusters from both K. pneumoniae and A. vinelandii were determined. These genes are identically organized on their respective genomes, and the individual genes and their products exhibit a high degree of interspecies sequence homology.
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001395:Azotobacter / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D009591:Nitrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010455:Peptides; D009591:Nitrogenase; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes