Oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen fixation in Azotobacter

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 863-869

  Yates, M G ^a   De Souza, E M ^a   Kahindi, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 0030757004     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00213-1     Document Type: Article

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