The nitrogen physiology of the marine N2-fixing cyanobacteria Trichodosmium spp.

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 148-153

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

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

BIOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CYANOBACTERIA; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODOSMIUM;

EID: 0034177045     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01576-4     Document Type: Review

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