Aerobic nitrogen fixation is confined to a subset of cells in the non-heterocystous cyanobacterium Symploca PCC 8002

Symploca PCC 8002 Kützing is a filamentous cyanobacterium that lacks the specialized cells, known as heterocysts, that protect nitrogenase from O2 in most aerobic N2 -fixing cyanobacteria. Nevertheless, Symploca is able to carry out N2 fixation in the light under aerobic conditions. When cultures we...

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Publié dans:	The New phytologist. - 1979. - 140(1998), 3 vom: 18. Nov., Seite 531-538
Auteur principal:	Fredriksson, Charlotta (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Malin, Gillian, Siddiqui, Pirzada J A, Bergman, Birgitta
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	1998
Accès à la collection:	The New phytologist
Sujets:	Journal Article Acetylene reduction Kützing (Microcoleus chthonoplastes Thuret) Symploca PCC 8002 immunolocalization nitrogenase non-heterocystous cyanobacteria