Molecular and regulatory properties of the nitrate reducing systems of Rhodobacter

Current Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 341-346

  Castillo, F ^a   Dobao, M M ^a   Reyes, F ^a   Blasco, R ^a   Roldan M D ^a   Gavira, M ^a   Caballero, F J ^a   Moreno Vivian C ^a   Martinez Luque M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOPROTEIN; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0030000815     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900125     Document Type: Article

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