The diazotrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus is able to synthesize two nitrogenases, a molybdenum-dependent and an alternative Mo-free iron-only nitrogenase, enabling growth with molecular dinitrogen (N2) as sole nitrogen source. The Mo response of the wild type and a mutant lacking the high-af...
ORGANISM(S): Rhodobacter capsulatus (strain ATCC BAA-309 / NBRC 16581 / SB1003)