Nitrogen fixation, hydrogen cycling, and electron transport kinetics in trichodesmium erythraeum (cyanobacteria) strain ims101

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 595-606

  Wilson, Samuel T ^a   Kolber, Zbigniew S ^b   Tozzi, Sasha ^b   Zehr, Jonathan P ^b   Karl, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Hydrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Photosynthesis; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM;

EID: 85027951167     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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