Obtaining of spheroplasts in nodule bacteria of lucerne, clover, bean and pea

Authors

  • O. V. Bazhenova All-Union Research Institute of Agricultural Microbiology Leningrad, USSR Author
  • I. L. Potokin All-Union Research Institute of Agricultural Microbiology Leningrad, USSR Author
  • B. V. Simarov All-Union Research Institute of Agricultural Microbiology Leningrad, USSR Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7124/bc.000222

Abstract

A simple universal procedure has been developed for obtaining stable spheroplasts from the fast-growing species of Rhizobium (R. meliloti, R. phaseoli, R. trifolii, R. leguminosarum). Spheroplasts were prepared by culturing cells in the osmotically stable medium with a decreased content of calcium cations in the presence of penicillin, followed by treatment with lysozyme. The electron-microscopic analysis of the process of spheroplasts formation was performed. The average effectiveness of the cell wall regeneration is 1.4-5.0 %.

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Published

1988-05-20

Issue

Section

Gene-Engineering Biotechnology