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Azorhizobium caulinodans fixes nitrogen both in the free-living state (Nif+) and in symbiosis (Fix+) with its host plant, Sesbania rostrata (Elmerich, et al., 1982). In the free-living state, all the fixed nitrogen is assimilated through the glutamine synthetase enzyme (GS) for the bacteria growth, suggesting a coordination between ammonia assimilation and nitrogen fixation.
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Michel-Reydellet, N., Desnoues, N., Elmerich, C., Kaminski, P.A. (1999). PII and GlnK Control Ammonia Assimilation and Nitrogen Fixation in Azorhizobium Caulinodans . In: Martĺnez, E., Hernández, G. (eds) Highlights of Nitrogen Fixation Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4795-2_41
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