Nitrogen fixation and hydrogen metabolism in cyanobacteria

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 529-551

  Bothe, Hermann ^a   Schmitz, Oliver ^b   Yates, M Geoffrey ^c   Newton, William E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Metanomics GmbH   (Germany)

^c Fir Trees   (United Kingdom)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIDIRECTIONAL HYDROGENASE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; MOLYBDENUM NITOGENASE; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPTAKE HYDROGENASE;

ANABAENA AZOTICA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL FREE SYSTEM; COMBUSTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SPIRULINA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS;

BIOFUELS; CYANOBACTERIA; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 78650162210     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: 10985557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00033-10     Document Type: Review

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