Divergence in nitrogenases of Azoarcus spp., Proteobacteria of the β subclass

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4172-4178

  Hurek, Thomas ^a   Egener, Tanja ^a   Reinhold Hurek, Barbara ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

ARCHAEA; AZOARCUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ISOPTERA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030814221     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4172-4178.1997     Document Type: Article

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