Presence of a second mechanism for the posttranslational regulation of nitrogenase activity in Azospirillum brasilense in response to ammonium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2948-2953

  Zhang, Yaoping ^a   Burris, Robert H ^a   Ludden, Paul W ^a   Roberts, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINITROGENASE REDUCTASE; NITROGENASE;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 0029911652     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2948-2953.1996     Document Type: Article

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