Phylogenetic diversity of nitrogen fixation genes in the symbiotic microbial community in the gut of diverse termites

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4926-4934

  Ohkuma, Moriya ^a   Noda, Satoko ^b   Kudo, Toshiaki ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DINITROGENASE REDUCTASE;

GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SYMBIOSIS; TERMITE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; METHANOBACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SULFUR BACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0032748070     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.4926-4934.1999     Document Type: Article

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