MicrobiologybioRxiv
Disrupting hierarchical control of nitrogen fixation enables carbon-dependent regulation of ammonia excretion in soil diazotrophs
M. Bueno Batista, P. Brett, C. Appia-Ayme…·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.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009617