Acetylene reduction by pure cultures of Rhizobia.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 123 ·No. 3 ·1975-09-00 ·Pages 1265-8

Keister DL

Abstract

Acetylene reduction has been demonstrated in pure cultures of rhizobia. The requirements and conditions necessary for the activity in Rhizobium sp. 32H1 are described. The most important factors are a low cell density and a very low oxygen concentration.

MeSH Terms

Acetylene/metabolism Ammonia/pharmacology Azides/pharmacology Carbon Monoxide/pharmacology Cyanides/pharmacology Enzyme Induction/drug effects Nitrates/pharmacology Nitrogenase/biosynthesis,metabolism Oxygen/pharmacology Rhizobium/growth & development,metabolism Species Specificity

Chemicals

Azides Cyanides Nitrates Ammonia Carbon Monoxide Nitrogenase Acetylene Oxygen

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Keister D L

References (7)

7 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.123.3.1265-1268.1975

Published

1975-09-00

Pages

1265-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC235850

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.123.3.1265-1268.1975 PMC Full Text View journal details

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