Ammonium assimilation in Azospirillum brasilense under saline stress

Microbios

Volumn 100, Issue 396, 1999, Pages 89-96

  Natera, Vanina ^a   Balegno, Héctor ^a   Castro, Stella ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Glutamate; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Glutamate synthase; Glutamine synthetase; Saline stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033431590     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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