Taxis response of various denitrifying bacteria to nitrate and nitrite
Lee, DY; Ramos, A; Macomber, L; Shapleigh, JP
HERO ID
1656132
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
2002
Language
English
PMID
| HERO ID | 1656132 |
|---|---|
| In Press | No |
| Year | 2002 |
| Title | Taxis response of various denitrifying bacteria to nitrate and nitrite |
| Authors | Lee, DY; Ramos, A; Macomber, L; Shapleigh, JP |
| Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Page Numbers | 2140-2147 |
| Abstract | The taxis response of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1 and 2.4.3, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens to nitrate and nitrite was evaluated by observing the macroscopic behavior of cells suspended in soft agar and incubated under various conditions. R. sphaeroides 2.4.3, which is capable of both nitrate and nitrite reduction, showed a taxis response to both nitrate and nitrite. R. sphaeroides 2.4.1, which contains nitrate reductase but not nitrite reductase, did not show a taxis response towards either nitrogen oxide. Insertional inactivation of the nitrite reductase structural gene or its transcriptional regulator, NnrR, in strain 2.4.3 caused a loss of a taxis response towards both nitrate and nitrite. An isolate of 2.4.1 carrying a copy of the nitrite reductase gene from 2.4.3 showed a taxis response to both nitrogen oxides. The taxis response of 2.4.3 was observed under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that the taxis response was due to nitrate and nitrite respiration, not to inhibition of oxygen respiration by respiration of nitrogen oxides. Strain 2.4.3 showed a taxis response to nitrate and nitrite under photosynthetic and aerobic conditions. Changing the carbon source in the culture medium caused an unexpected subtle shift in the taxis response of 2.4.3 to nitrite. A taxis response to nitrogen oxides was also observed in R. palustris and A. tumefaciens. R. palustris exhibited a taxis response to nitrite but not to nitrate, while A. tumefaciens exhibited a response to both compounds. |
| Doi | 10.1128/AEM.68.5.2140-2147.2002 |
| Pmid | 11976082 |
| Wosid | WOS:000175407300007 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Comments | Source: Web of Science WOS:000175407300007 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |