Isolation of nitrogen-fixing bacteria containing molybdenum-independent nitrogenases from natural environments

Authors
Loveless, TM Saah, JR Bishop, PE
Citation
Tm. Loveless et al., Isolation of nitrogen-fixing bacteria containing molybdenum-independent nitrogenases from natural environments, APPL ENVIR, 65(9), 1999, pp. 4223-4226
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4223 - 4226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199909)65:9<4223:IONBCM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Seven diazotrophs that grow well under Mo-deficient, N-2-fixing conditions were isolated from a variety of environments. These isolates fall in the ga mma subdivision of the class Proteobacteria and have genes that encode the Mo nitrogenase (nitrogenase 1) and the V nitrogenase (nitrogenase 2). Four of the isolates also harbor genes that encode the iron-only nitrogenase (ni trogenase 3).