Nitrogen fixation, uptake and metabolism in natural and cultured populations of Trichodesmium spp.

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 188, Issue , 1999, Pages 33-49

  Mulholland, Margaret R ^a,c   Capone, Douglas G ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Amino acid pools; N2 fixation; Nitrogen metabolism; Nitrogen uptake; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ALGAE; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 0033520802     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps188033     Document Type: Article

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