Gene Fitness of Azotobacter vinelandii under Diazotrophic Growth.

ABSTRACT: Azotobacter vinelandii is a nitrogen-fixing free-living soil microbe that has been studied for decades in relation to biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). It is highly amenable to genetic manipulation, helping to unravel the intricate importance of different proteins involved in the process of BNF, including the biosynthesis of cofactors that are essential to assembling the complex metal cofactors that catalyze the difficult reaction of nitrogen fixation. Additionally, A. vinelandii accomplishes this feat while growing as an obligate aerobe, differentiating it from many of the nitrogen-fixing bacteria that are associated with plant roots. The ability to function in the presence of oxygen makes A. vinelandii suitable for application in various potential biotechnological schemes. In this stud

SUBMITTER: Knutson CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604073 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature