Nitrogen utilization and metabolism relative to patterns of N2 fixation in cultures of Trichodesmium NIBB1067

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 977-988

  Mulholland, Margaret R ^a,c   Ohki, Kaori ^b   Capone, Douglas G ^a,d  

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

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Glutamate; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; N turnover; N2 fixation; NH4 + uptake; NO3 ; Trichodesmium; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 0032751349     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3550977.x     Document Type: Article

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