Lichen-symbiotic cyanobacteria associated with Peltigera have an alternative vanadium-dependent nitrogen fixation system

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-19

  Hodkinson, Brendan P ^a,b   Allen, Jessica L ^c   Forrest, Laura L ^d   Goffinet, Bernard ^e   Sérusiaux, Emmanuël ^f   Andrésson, Ólafur S ^g   Miao, Vivian ^h   Bellenger, Jean Philippe ⁱ   Lutzoni, François ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

alternative nitrogenase; cyanobacteria; dinitrogen fixation; lichen; molybdenum; vanadium

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; LICHEN; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; SYMBIOSIS; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM;

EID: 84896919780     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2013.873143     Document Type: Article

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