[Chemotaxis of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae to organic substances].

The chemotaxis of nodule bacteria cultures of pea Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. vicia RRL1, RRL3, RRL6 i RRL7 isolated from the plants of Ivano-Frankivsk district to different organic substances was investigated. Saccharose, pyruvate and tartaric acid were the most active attractants among carbohydrates and organic acids studied for all used nodule bacteria strains. Serine, alanine, glycine, tyrosine and cysteine were the most active attractants of amino acids. Dependence of pea nodule bacteria chemotaxic activity on time of growth and attractant concentrations was revealed. The isolate specificity towards organic substances for different strains of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. vicia was found.