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RNAseq data for Nitrogenase regulation in Vibrio natriegens differs from other γ-proteobacteria

ABSTRACT: Regulation of nitrogenase, which converts nitrogen gas (N2) into ammonium (NH4+), typically involves a conserved set of regulatory proteins across diverse N2-fixing (diazotrophic) bacteria. However, the interactions and relative influence of these regulators can vary between species. Thus, one cannot make assumptions about nitrogenase regulation when working with uncharacterized diazotrophs like Vibrio natriegens, a γ-proteobacterium of growing interest for synthetic biology. Here, we characterized the roles of several annotated V. natriegens nitrogenase regulatory proteins in response to NH4+ versus N2. This data set describes global transcript levels for a parent strain ntrBC and nifA deletion mutants in non-growing cell suspensions where nitrogenase is expressed.

ORGANISM(S): Vibrio natriegens NBRC 15636 = ATCC 14048 = DSM 759

PROVIDER: GSE333724 | GEO | 2026/06/04

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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