Characterization and analysis of nifH genes from Paenibacillus sabinae T27

Microbiological Research

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 596-601

  Hong, Yuanyuan ^a,b   Ma, Yuchao ^a   Wu, Lixian ^a   Maki, Miranda ^b   Qin, Wensheng ^b   Chen, Sanfeng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

NifH; Nitrogenase; Paenibacillus sabinae; Promoter

Indexed keywords

CODING REGION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH CONDITIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MUTANT STRAIN; NIFH; NITROGENASE; NITROGENASE ACTIVITY; PAENIBACILLUS SABINAE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PROMOTER; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA; CLONING; NITROGEN FIXATION;

GENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; NITROGENASE; NITROGENASE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

BACTERIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHREATIC ZONE; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PAENIBACILLUS; PROMOTER REGION;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MUTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PAENIBACILLUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PAENIBACILLUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84867899516     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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