Significant N 2 fixation by heterotrophs, photoheterotrophs and heterocystous cyanobacteria in two temperate estuaries

ISME Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 273-285

  Bentzon Tilia, Mikkel ^a   Traving, Sachia J ^a   Mantikci, Mustafa ^b   Knudsen Leerbeck, Helle ^b   Hansen, Jørgen L S ^b   Markager, Stiig ^b   Riemann, Lasse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

NITROGENASE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ESTUARY; GENETICS; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOTROPHY; PLANKTON;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESTUARIES; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; PLANKTON;

EID: 84921613766     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.119     Document Type: Article

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