Development of a PCR assay for the detection of nifH and nifD genes in indigenous photosynthetic bacteria

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 7538-7541

  Tan, Jee Weng ^a   Thong, Kwai Lin ^a   Arumugam, Nirmala Devi ^a   Cheah, Wai Lian ^a   Lai, Yih Wei ^a   Chua, Kek Heng ^b   Rahim, Raha Abdul ^c   Vikineswary, Sabaratnam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; nifD; nifH; Nitrogenase; PCR detection; Photosynthetic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOHYDROGEN; NIFD; NIFH; NITROGENASE; PCR DETECTION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA;

AMPLIFICATION; BACTERIOLOGY; GAS PRODUCERS; GENES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MOLYBDENUM; VEGETABLE OILS;

BACTERIA;

EID: 68349158964     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.029     Document Type: Article

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