Relationships between nitrogenase activity, stability, and the ratio of components in mixed cultures of diazotrophic bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 676-680

  Zlotnikov, A K ^a   Glagoleva, O B ^a   Umarov, M M ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Mixed culture (association); Nitrogenase activity; Rhizosphere bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544380506     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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