Control of nitrogen fixation by oxygen in purple nonsulfur bacteria

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-225

  Oelze, Jürgen ^a   Klein, Gesine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous culture; Control of nif gene transcription; Control of nitrogenase activity; Control of nitrogenase formation; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogenase; Oxygen control; Phototrophic bacteria; Rhodobacter capsulatus; Rhodospirillum rubrum

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE; OXYGEN;

CONTINUOUS CULTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 0029976552     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050319     Document Type: Review

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