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Genetic Engineering for Nitrogen Fixation

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Editors:
  1. Alexander Hollaender

    1. Associated Universities, Inc., USA

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  2. R. H. Burris
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  3. P. R. Day
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  4. R. W. F. Hardy
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  5. D. R. Helinski
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  6. M. R. Lamborg
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  7. L. Owens
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  8. R. C. Valentine
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Part of the book series: Basic Life Sciences (BLSC, volume 9)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Opening Remarks

    1. Opening Remarks

      • Alexander Hollaender
      Pages 1-3

  3. General Introduction to the Conference

    1. General Introduction to the Conference

      • Oskar R. Zaborsky
      Pages 5-8

  4. Overview of Nitrogen Fixation

    1. Overview of Nitrogen Fixation

      • R. H. Burris
      Pages 9-18

  5. Plasmids as Vectors for Gene Cloning

    1. Plasmids as Vectors for Gene Cloning

      • D. R. Helinski
      Pages 19-49

  6. The Nitrogen Fixation Cistrons of Klebsiella Pneumoniae

    1. The Nitrogen Fixation Cistrons of Klebsiella Pneumoniae

      • Christina Kennedy, Ray Dixon
      Pages 51-66

  7. Transformation of Nitrogen Fixation Genes in Azotobacter

    1. Transformation of Nitrogen Fixation Genes in Azotobacter

      • Paul E. Bishop, Joyce K. Gordon, Vinod K. Shah, Winston J. Brill
      Pages 67-80

  8. Genetic Hydridization of Root-Nodule Bacteria (Rhizobium)

    1. Genetic Hydridization of Root-Nodule Bacteria (Rhizobium)

      • A. W. B. Johnston, J. E. Beringer
      Pages 81-90

  9. Genetic Mapping of Rhizobium Meliloti Using RP4

    1. Genetic Mapping of Rhizobium Meliloti Using RP4

      • Harry Meade
      Pages 91-94

  10. Nitrogen Fixation (NIF) Regulatory Mutants of Klebsiella: Determination of the Energy Cost of N2 Fixation In Vivo

    1. Nitrogen Fixation (NIF) Regulatory Mutants of Klebsiella: Determination of the Energy Cost of N2 Fixation In Vivo

      • K. Andersen, K. T. Shanmugam, R. C. Valentine
      Pages 95-110

  11. Cloning Nitrogen Fixing Genes from Klebsiella Pneumoniae In Vitro and the Isolation of NIF Promoter Mutants Affecting Glutamine Synthetase Regulation

    1. Cloning Nitrogen Fixing Genes from Klebsiella Pneumoniae In Vitro and the Isolation of NIF Promoter Mutants Affecting Glutamine Synthetase Regulation

      • F. Ausubel, G. Riedel, F. Cannon, A. Peskin, R. Margolskee
      Pages 111-128

  12. The Development of a Molecular Cloning System in Higher Plants

    1. The Development of a Molecular Cloning System in Higher Plants

      • Richard B. Meagher
      Pages 129-158

  13. The Ti-Plasmid of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens, A Natural Vector for the Introduction of NIF Genes in Plants?

    1. The Ti-Plasmid of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens, A Natural Vector for the Introduction of NIF Genes in Plants?

      • J. Schell, M. Van Montagu
      Pages 159-179

  14. The Incorporation and Expression of Agrobacterium Plasmid Genes in Crown Gall Tumors

    1. The Incorporation and Expression of Agrobacterium Plasmid Genes in Crown Gall Tumors

      • E. W. Nester, D. J. Merlo, M. H. Drummond, D. Sciaky, A. L. Montoya, M.-D. Chilton
      Pages 181-196

  15. Engineered Plant Cell or Fungal Association with Bacteria that Fix Nitrogen

    1. Engineered Plant Cell or Fungal Association with Bacteria that Fix Nitrogen

      • I. K. Vasil, V. Vasil, D. H. Hubbell
      Pages 197-211

  16. Uptake of the Nitrogen Fixing Blue-Green Alga Gloeocapsa by Plant Protoplasts

    1. Uptake of the Nitrogen Fixing Blue-Green Alga Gloeocapsa by Plant Protoplasts

      • A. C. Burgoon, P. J. Bottino
      Pages 213-229

  17. The Azolla — Anabaena Azzolae Symbiosis

    1. The Azolla — Anabaena Azzolae Symbiosis

      • Gerald A. Peters
      Pages 231-258

  18. Nitrogen Fixation by Azolla in Rice Fields

    1. Nitrogen Fixation by Azolla in Rice Fields

      • Steven N. Talley, Barbara Jo Talley, D. William Rains
      Pages 259-281

  19. Lectins as Determinants of Specificity in Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis

    1. Lectins as Determinants of Specificity in Legume-Rhizobium Symbiosis

      • W. D. Bauer
      Pages 283-297

  20. Plant Protoplast Fusion and Hybridization

    1. Plant Protoplast Fusion and Hybridization

      • Oluf L. Gamborg, F. B. Holl
      Pages 299-316
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About this book

There is a time in scientific research when a number of developments coincide making it possible to progress with a tough and complicated problem. It is believed that such a time has come in the area of biological nitrogen fixation. A better understanding of photosynthesis, cell hybridization, plasmid, and gene transfer between cells not necessarily genetically related, have opened new avenues of research. New developments in traditional genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, including enzyme chemistry, and plant physi­ ology have brought about the feeling this is a most appro­ priate time to pull together the different approaches in a conference where the lines of research could be discussed and thus help to speed up developments in this area. What makes biological nitrogen fixation especially im­ portant is the promise that a good understanding of the basic problem would help us to make organisms more amenable to fix nitrogen, not only in symbiosis with legumes, but also with other plant species and develop a wider variety of organisms with the ability to fix N • It will also 2 encourage a search for naturally occurring N2 fixing organ­ isms other than the traditional N2 fixers. Some success has already been encountered in this area. Success in broadening the field of nitrogen fixing would help to increase food supply, especially in de­ veloping countries which cannot afford to purchase synthetic nitrogen sources.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Associated Universities, Inc., USA

    Alexander Hollaender

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Engineering for Nitrogen Fixation

  • Editors: Alexander Hollaender, R. H. Burris, P. R. Day, R. W. F. Hardy, D. R. Helinski, M. R. Lamborg, L. Owens, … R. C. Valentine

  • Series Title: Basic Life Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0880-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-0882-9Published: 27 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-0880-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 538

  • Topics: Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology

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