Disrupting hierarchical control of nitrogen fixation enables carbon-dependent regulation of ammonia excretion in soil diazotrophs
M. Bueno Batista, P. Brett, C. Appia-Ayme, Y.-P. Wang, R. Dixon
This study shows that a single amino acid change in NifA disrupts nitrogen fixation regulation in Azotobacter vinelandii, enabling carbon-dependent ammonia excretion.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2021Microbiology