Direct evidence for the involvement of extracellular proteins in the adhesion of Azospirillum brasilense
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The adhesion of Azospirillum brasilense to inert surfaces such as glass and polystyrene was studied to determine the function of compounds produced by the cells. The morphology of the adhering cells was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The amount of protein at the surface of a cell sediment increased as a function of time at 30 degrees C, correlating with an increase of adhesion density. A similar correlation between protein amount and adhesion density was found when contrasting exponential-phase cells with stationary-phase cells.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 1996
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Glycosylation of the flagellin of the polar flagellum of Azospirillum brasilense, a gram-negative nitrogen-fixing bacterium
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The flagellin of the polar flagellum of the gram-negative bacterium, Azospirillum brasilense Sp7, undergoes glycosylation. The glycosylation is verified by the reduction in apparent Mr after chemical deglycosylation, by one-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by sugar staining and by combined utilization of a sugar-specific monoclonal antibody in immunogold labelling and transmission electron microscopy. Two mutant flagellins varying in glycan composition with respect to the wild-type are analyzed.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 1995
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Bacterial chemotactic motility is important for the initiation of wheat root colonization by Azospirillum brasilense
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Azospirillum bacteria are able to colonize plant roots. Azospirllum mutants have been investigated, using the beta-glucoronidase (GUS) reporter system, to determine their capacity to initiate wheat root colonization at the root hair zones. Non-flagellated mutants and a non-chemotactic mutant showed strong colonization reduction ability.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 1998
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