Characterization of diazotrophs containing Mo-independent nitrogenases, isolated from diverse natural environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3471-3480

  Betancourt, Doris A ^a,c   Loveless, Telisa M ^b   Brown, James W ^a   Bishop, Paul E ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE; AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; AMERICAN SOCIETY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; DIAZOTROPHIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTER; FLUORESCENT PSEUDOMONADS; GENETIC POTENTIAL; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NITROGENASE GENES (NIFH); PCR AMPLIFICATION; PROTEOBACTERIA; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; WOOD CHIPS;

AMPLIFICATION; COSMIC RAYS; IRON; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTATION; TRANSITION METALS; VANADIUM; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MOLYBDENUM;

IRON; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; RNA 16S; VANADIUM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; CLAY SOIL; DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; IRON; MANGROVE; MOLYBDENUM; MULCH; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TAXONOMY; VANADIUM;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAZOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; MANGROVE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAENIBACILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WASTE; WOOD CHIP;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; COENZYMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGENASE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PAENIBACILLUS; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP;

EID: 44949091610     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02694-07     Document Type: Article

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