Nitrate Assimilation in Bacteria

Biology of the Nitrogen Cycle

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 263-282

  Moreno Vivián, Conrado ^a   Flores, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 48249130557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452857-5.50018-7     Document Type: Chapter

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