Isolation and characterization of the unicellular diazotrophic cyanobacterium Group C TW3 from the tropical western Pacific Ocean

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 641-654

  Taniuchi, Yukiko ^a,d   Chen, Yuh Ling Lee ^a   Chen, Houng Yung ^a   Tsai, Mei Ling ^b   Ohki, Kaori ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOTHECE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOTHECE; LIGHT; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER;

CYANOTHECE; GLOEOCAPSA; TRICHODESMIUM SP.;

EID: 84857923209     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02606.x     Document Type: Article

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