Azorhizobium caulinodans uses both cytochrome bd (Quinol) and cytochrome cbb3 (Cytochrome c) terminal oxidases for symbiotic N2 fixation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 5989-5994

  Alexandre Kaminski, P ^a   Kitts, Christopher L ^b   Zimmerman, Zachary ^b   Ludwig, Robert A ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIOSIS;

AZORHIZOBIUM; AZORHIZOBIUM CAULINODANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ROSTRATA; SESBANIA ROSTRATA;

EID: 10144238514     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.20.5989-5994.1996     Document Type: Article

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