Molybdenum limitation of microbial nitrogen assimilation in aquatic ecosystems and pure cultures

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue SEP, 2012, Pages

  Glass, Jennifer B ^a   Axler, Richard P ^b   Chandra, Sudeep ^c   Goldman, Charles R ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Limnology; Microbes; Molybdenum; Nitrate reductase; Nitrogen fixation; Nutrient; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875846035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00331     Document Type: Review

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