Interactions between nitrate uptake and nitrogen fixation in continuous cultures of the marine diazotroph Trichodesmium (Cyanobacteria)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1178-1183

  Holl, Carolyn M ^a,b   Montoya, Joseph P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OCEANIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined nitrogen; Diazotroph; Nitrogen fixation; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM;

EID: 29344439661     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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