Penicillin sensitivity of nodulation in soybean roots

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Abstract
Penicillin was administered to the primary roots of soybean (Glycine max. L. Merr) at the time of inoculation with Rhizobium japonicum and at various times after inoculation. Penicillin reduces nodule yield and shifts the frequency distribution of nodules along the primary roots. When administered at the time of inoculation, the earliest nodules do not form; when administered at later times, from 10 to 72 h after inoculation, the later nodules are reduced in number. These effects, when related to parallel effects of penicillin on bacterial viability, peptidoglycan synthesis, and binding to the roots suggest that penicillin interferes with more than one stage of nodule induction.

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