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Active nitrogen fixation by Crocosphaera expands their niche despite the presence of ammonium – A case study

Unicellular nitrogen fixer Crocosphaera contributes substantially to nitrogen fixation in oligotrophic subtropical gyres. They fix nitrogen even when significant amounts of ammonium are available. This has been puzzling since fixing nitrogen is energetically inefficient compared with using available...

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Autores principales: Inomura, Keisuke, Masuda, Takako, Gauglitz, Julia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6803696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31636357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51378-4