Plants in the pink: cytokinin production by methylobacterium

Lidstrom and Chistoserdova comment on a set of studies by Koenig et al, in which they present an important step in understanding the molecular basis of Methylobacterium-plant interactions. They show that four different Methylobacterium strains representing leaf isolates and a type M. extorquens stra...

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Published inJournal of bacteriology Vol. 184; no. 7; p. 1818
Main Authors Lidstrom, Mary E, Chistoserdova, Ludmila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 01.04.2002
Subjects
Bacteria
Bacteriology
Cytokinins - metabolism
Guest
Host-Parasite Interactions
Methanol - metabolism
Methylobacterium - metabolism
Plant Leaves - microbiology
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Summary:Lidstrom and Chistoserdova comment on a set of studies by Koenig et al, in which they present an important step in understanding the molecular basis of Methylobacterium-plant interactions. They show that four different Methylobacterium strains representing leaf isolates and a type M. extorquens strain all produce the cytokinin trans-zeatin at low levels in pure culture and excrete it into the culture medium.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1750. Phone: (206) 616-5282. Fax: (206) 616-5721. E-mail: lidstrom@u.washington.edu.
ISSN:0021-9193
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JB.184.7.1818.2002