Could microbial symbionts of arthropod guts contribute significantly to nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems?

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 751-763

  Nardi, James B ^a   Mackie, Roderick I ^a   Dawson, Jeffrey O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Hindgut; Microbial symbionts; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARTHROPOD; MICROORGANISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTHROPOD; INTESTINE FLORA; LAND BIOME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYMBIONT;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 0036694406     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00105-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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