Effect of temperature on the sensitivity of nitrogenase to oxygen in two heterocystous cyanobacteria

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1172-1179

  Compaoré, Justine ^a   Stal, Lucas J ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anabaena variabilis; Heterocystous cyanobacteria; Nitrogenase activity; Nostoc sp.; Oxygen; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC SP.;

EID: 78649866977     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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