Molecular evidence for zooplankton-associated nitrogen-fixing anaerobes based on amplification of the nifH gene

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-279

  Braun, S T ^a   Proctor, L M ^b   Zani, S ^a   Mellon, M T ^a   Zehr, J P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobe; Crustacean zooplankton; Marine; nifH; Nitrogenase

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHLOROBIUM; CRUSTACEA; DESULFOVIBRIO; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHROMATIUM PURPURATUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM; DESULFOBACTER CURVATUS; DESULFONEMA LIMICOLA; DESULFOVIBRIO GIGAS;

EID: 0033008419     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00132-9     Document Type: Article

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