Expression of nifH, hetR, and ndaF genes in Nodularia spumigena under nitrogen sources

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 992-1000

  Kabir, A H ^a   El Shehawy, R ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IMDEA WATER INSTITUTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; heterocyst differentiation; marker genes; nitrogen fixation; Nodularia spumigena isolates; nodularin

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 84869483993     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2012.663811     Document Type: Article

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