Evidence for the nitrate assimilationdependent nitrite excretion in cyanobacterium Nostoc MAC

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-287

  Singh, B B ^a   Pandey, P K ^a   Singh, S ^b   Bisen, P S ^a  

^a BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Nitrate assimilation; Nitrite efflux; Nostoc MAC

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); NOSTOC; NOSTOC SP.; NOSTOC SP. MAC;

EID: 17544373847     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00360929     Document Type: Article

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