Caballero-Mellado J, Onofre-Lemus J, Estrada-De Los Santos P, Martínez-Aguilar L (2007) The
tomato rhizosphere, an environment rich in nitrogen fixing Burkholderia species with capabilities of interest for agriculture and bioremediation. Appl Environ Microbiol 73(16):5308–5319
Carlos MHJ, Stefani PVY, Janette A, Melani MSS, Gabriela P (2016) Assessing the effects of
heavy metals in ACC deaminase and IAA production on plant growth-promoting bacteria.
Microbiol Res 188–189:53–61
Cheng Z, Duncker BP, McConkey BJ, Glick BR (2008) Transcriptional regulation of ACC
deaminase gene expression in Pseudomonas putida UW4. Can J Microbiol 54(2):128–136
Dell’Amico E, Cavalca L, Andreoni V (2005) Analysis of rhizobacterial communities in perennial
Graminaceae from polluted water meadow soil, and screening of metal-resistant, potentially
plant growth-promoting bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 52(2):153–162
Duan J, Müller KM, Charles TC, Vesely S, Glick BR (2009) 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
(ACC) deaminase genes in rhizobia from southern Saskatchewan. Microb Ecol 57(3):421–422
Duan J, Jiang W, Cheng Z, Heikkila JJ, Glick BR (2013) The complete genome sequence of the
plant growth-promoting bacterium Pseudomonas putida UW4. PLoS One 8(3):e58640
Ekimova GA, Fedorov DN, Tani A, Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA (2018) Distribution of
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase and d-cysteine desulfhydrase genes among
type species of the genus Methylobacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Int J Gen Mol
Microbiol 111(10):1723–1734
Fedorov DN, Ekimova GA, Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA (2013) 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminases from Methylobacterium radiotolerans and Methylobacterium nodulans
with higher specificity for ACC. FEMS Microbiol Lett 343(1):70–76
Fujino A, Ose T, Yao M, Tokiwano T, Honma M, Watanabe N, Tanaka I (2004) Structural and
enzymatic properties of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase homologue from
Pyrococcus horikoshii. J Mol Biol 341(4):999–1013
Glick BR (2004) Bacterial ACC deaminase and the alleviation of plant stress. Adv Appl Microbiol
56:291–312
Glick BR (2005) Modulation of plant ethylene levels by the bacterial enzyme ACC deaminase.
FEMS Microbiol Lett 251(1):1–7
Glick BR (2012) Plant growth-promoting bacteria: mechanisms and applications. Scientifica 2012:
Article ID 963401. https://doi.org/10.6064/2012/963401
Glick BR (2014) Bacteria with ACC deaminase can promote plant growth and help to feed the
world. Microbiol Res 169(1):30–39
Glick BR (2015) Beneficial plant-bacterial interactions. In: Beneficial plant-bacterial interactions,
pp 1–243
Govindasamy V, Senthilkumar M, Gaikwad K, Annapurna K (2008) Isolation and characterization
of ACC deaminase gene from two plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Curr Microbiol 57
(4):312–317
Grichko VP, Glick BR (2000) Identification of DNA sequences that regulate the expression of the
Enterobacter cloacae UW4 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase gene. Can J
Microbiol 46(12):1159–1165
Grichko VP, Glick BR (2001) Amelioration of flooding stress by ACC deaminase-containing plant
growth-promoting bacteria. Plant Physiol Biochem 39(1), 11–17.
Hao Y, Charles TC, Glick BR (2011) ACC deaminase activity in avirulent Agrobacterium
tumefaciens D3. Can J Microbiol 57(4):278–286
Hengge-Aronis R (2002) Signal transduction and regulatory mechanisms involved in control of the
σs (RpoS) subunit of RNA polymerase. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 66(3):373–395
Honma M (1985) Chemically reactive sulfhydryl groups of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
deaminase. Agric Biol Chem 49(3):567–571
Honma M, Shimomura T (1978) Metabolism of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. Agric
Biol Chem 42(10):1825–1831
Hontzeas N, Zoidakis J, Glick BR, Abu-Omar MM (2004) Expression and characterization of
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase from the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas putida
19 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Enzyme ACC Deaminase
387
tomato rhizosphere, an environment rich in nitrogen fixing Burkholderia species with capabilities of interest for agriculture and bioremediation. Appl Environ Microbiol 73(16):5308–5319
Carlos MHJ, Stefani PVY, Janette A, Melani MSS, Gabriela P (2016) Assessing the effects of
heavy metals in ACC deaminase and IAA production on plant growth-promoting bacteria.
Microbiol Res 188–189:53–61
Cheng Z, Duncker BP, McConkey BJ, Glick BR (2008) Transcriptional regulation of ACC
deaminase gene expression in Pseudomonas putida UW4. Can J Microbiol 54(2):128–136
Dell’Amico E, Cavalca L, Andreoni V (2005) Analysis of rhizobacterial communities in perennial
Graminaceae from polluted water meadow soil, and screening of metal-resistant, potentially
plant growth-promoting bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 52(2):153–162
Duan J, Müller KM, Charles TC, Vesely S, Glick BR (2009) 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
(ACC) deaminase genes in rhizobia from southern Saskatchewan. Microb Ecol 57(3):421–422
Duan J, Jiang W, Cheng Z, Heikkila JJ, Glick BR (2013) The complete genome sequence of the
plant growth-promoting bacterium Pseudomonas putida UW4. PLoS One 8(3):e58640
Ekimova GA, Fedorov DN, Tani A, Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA (2018) Distribution of
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase and d-cysteine desulfhydrase genes among
type species of the genus Methylobacterium. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Int J Gen Mol
Microbiol 111(10):1723–1734
Fedorov DN, Ekimova GA, Doronina NV, Trotsenko YA (2013) 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminases from Methylobacterium radiotolerans and Methylobacterium nodulans
with higher specificity for ACC. FEMS Microbiol Lett 343(1):70–76
Fujino A, Ose T, Yao M, Tokiwano T, Honma M, Watanabe N, Tanaka I (2004) Structural and
enzymatic properties of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase homologue from
Pyrococcus horikoshii. J Mol Biol 341(4):999–1013
Glick BR (2004) Bacterial ACC deaminase and the alleviation of plant stress. Adv Appl Microbiol
56:291–312
Glick BR (2005) Modulation of plant ethylene levels by the bacterial enzyme ACC deaminase.
FEMS Microbiol Lett 251(1):1–7
Glick BR (2012) Plant growth-promoting bacteria: mechanisms and applications. Scientifica 2012:
Article ID 963401. https://doi.org/10.6064/2012/963401
Glick BR (2014) Bacteria with ACC deaminase can promote plant growth and help to feed the
world. Microbiol Res 169(1):30–39
Glick BR (2015) Beneficial plant-bacterial interactions. In: Beneficial plant-bacterial interactions,
pp 1–243
Govindasamy V, Senthilkumar M, Gaikwad K, Annapurna K (2008) Isolation and characterization
of ACC deaminase gene from two plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Curr Microbiol 57
(4):312–317
Grichko VP, Glick BR (2000) Identification of DNA sequences that regulate the expression of the
Enterobacter cloacae UW4 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase gene. Can J
Microbiol 46(12):1159–1165
Grichko VP, Glick BR (2001) Amelioration of flooding stress by ACC deaminase-containing plant
growth-promoting bacteria. Plant Physiol Biochem 39(1), 11–17.
Hao Y, Charles TC, Glick BR (2011) ACC deaminase activity in avirulent Agrobacterium
tumefaciens D3. Can J Microbiol 57(4):278–286
Hengge-Aronis R (2002) Signal transduction and regulatory mechanisms involved in control of the
σs (RpoS) subunit of RNA polymerase. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 66(3):373–395
Honma M (1985) Chemically reactive sulfhydryl groups of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
deaminase. Agric Biol Chem 49(3):567–571
Honma M, Shimomura T (1978) Metabolism of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. Agric
Biol Chem 42(10):1825–1831
Hontzeas N, Zoidakis J, Glick BR, Abu-Omar MM (2004) Expression and characterization of
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase from the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas putida
19 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Enzyme ACC Deaminase
387