Hydrogenase activity of the unicellular cyanobacterium Gloeocapsa alpicola CALU 743, under conditions of nitrogen starvation

Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-253

  Serebryakova, L T ^a   Sheremet'eva, M E ^a   Lindblad, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterium; Hydrogen evolution; Hydrogen uptake; Hydrogenase activity; Nitrogen limitation; Redox potential of the medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003005384     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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