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Growth Parameters of Microaerobic Diazotrophic Rhizobacteria Determined in Continuous Culture

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Maximum growth rate, yield, and carbon source affinity of two Azospirillum brasilense strains and a not identified isolate were determined. Results are compared to data taken from literature.

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  1. Institute of Biophysics, University of Hanover, Herrenhaeuser Str.2, 3000, Hannover 21, Germany

    C. Fritzsche, J. Ueckert & E.-G. Niemann

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  1. University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    M. Polsinelli , R. Materassi  & M. Vincenzini ,  & 

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Fritzsche, C., Ueckert, J., Niemann, EG. (1991). Growth Parameters of Microaerobic Diazotrophic Rhizobacteria Determined in Continuous Culture. In: Polsinelli, M., Materassi, R., Vincenzini, M. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3486-6_40

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