Abstract
A Photobacterium-like bacterium isolated from the roots of eelgrass (Zostera marina) was shown to fix nitrogen under anaerobic conditions. Nitrogen fixation by Photobacterium spp. has not been reported previous to this.
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Abbreviations
- PHB:
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Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate
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Shieh, W.Y., Simidu, U. & Maruyama, Y. A Photobacterium-like bacterium able to fix nitrogen. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 57, 51–54 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00400336
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