Temporal variability in nitrogenase gene expression in natural populations of the marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium thiebautii

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1073-1075

  Wyman, Michael ^a,d   Zehr, Jonathan P ^b,e   Capone, Douglas G ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030026825     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1073-1075.1996     Document Type: Article

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