Characterization of genes for a second Mo-dependent nitrogenase in the cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 5222-5225

  Thiel, Teresa ^a   Lyons, Eilene M ^a,b   Erker, James C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b St Louis Comm Coll Florissant V   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ANABAENA VARIABILIS ATCC 29413; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030746391     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.16.5222-5225.1997     Document Type: Article

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