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Genetics and Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation

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Limitations and Potentials for Biological Nitrogen Fixation in the Tropics

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The genetics and regulation of N2 fixation has only recently begun to be understood. Breakthroughs from a variety of laboratories have yielded both techniques and ideas that will be useful for understanding genetic and regulatory mechanisms of microbial N2 fixation. Furthermore, the potential for using this knowledge for practical applications of N2 fixation is very great.

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  1. Department of Bacteriology and Center for Studies of Nitrogen Fixation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA

    Winston J. Brill

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    Robert H. Burris

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Brill, W.J. (1978). Genetics and Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation. In: Döbereiner, J., Burris, R.H., Hollaender, A., Franco, A.A., Neyra, C.A., Scott, D.B. (eds) Limitations and Potentials for Biological Nitrogen Fixation in the Tropics. Basic Life Sciences, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8957-0_17

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