Effect of Leguminous Lectins on the Growth of Rhizobium tropici CIAT899

Rhizobium tropici is a Gram-negative bacterium that induces nodules and fixed atmospheric nitrogen in symbiotic association with Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) and some other leguminous species. Lectins are proteins that specifically bind to carbohydrates and, consequently, modulate different biol...

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Main Authors: Mayron Alves de Vasconcelos, Cláudio Oliveira Cunha, Francisco Vassiliepe Sousa Arruda, Victor Alves Carneiro, Rafaela Mesquita Bastos, Fábio Martins Mercante, Kyria Santiago do Nascimento, Benildo Sousa Cavada, Ricardo Pires dos Santos, Edson Holanda Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/5/5792