Effect of wheat lectin on the metabolism of Azospirillum brasilense: Induction of protein synthesis

Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-145

  Antonyuk, L P ^a   Fomina, O R ^a   Ignatov, V V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azospirilla; Nitrogenase; Protein synthesis; Wheat lectin

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342328496     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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