A simple, high-precision, high-sensitivity tracer assay for N2 fixation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 986-993

  Montoya, Joseph P ^a,d   Voss, Maren ^b   Kähler, Paul ^b   Capone, Douglas G ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

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

^d 179 Biological Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 0030064127     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.986-993.1996     Document Type: Article

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