title: Nodulation: finding the lost common denominator.
abstract: The products of the 'common' nodulation genes of Rhizobium catalyze the synthesis of signal molecules and were once thought to have similar functions in all Rhizobium species; subtle differences in the activities of these gene products have now been discovered that influence the host range of Rhizobium species.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biology and Geology, University of Tromso, N-9037, Tromso, Norway.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D018517:Plant Roots; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012230:Rhizobiaceae / Q000502:physiology*; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000502:physiology; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C060773:NodD protein, Bacteria; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C073606:nodB protein, Bacteria; D000217:Acyltransferases; C060770:NodA protein, Rhizobiales; D017351:N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases; C060771:NodC protein, Rhizobiales; D000581:Amidohydrolases