Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities

This project sought to determine the response of Leptospirillum species subject to conditions without soluble nitrogen. The most significant outcome of this work was the identification of the nifHDK genes in L. ferriphilum and observations of its continued ability to survive in environments without...

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Main Author: Corbett, Melissa Kaye
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81
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description This project sought to determine the response of Leptospirillum species subject to conditions without soluble nitrogen. The most significant outcome of this work was the identification of the nifHDK genes in L. ferriphilum and observations of its continued ability to survive in environments without soluble nitrogen. The sustained proliferation of all three Leptospirillum species studied, combined with the structural analysis of these genes, provides evidence of functional nitrogen fixation in each of these species.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-812017-02-20T06:40:46Z Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities Corbett, Melissa Kaye Leptospirillum species nitrogen fixing capabilities soluble nitrogen nifHDK genes This project sought to determine the response of Leptospirillum species subject to conditions without soluble nitrogen. The most significant outcome of this work was the identification of the nifHDK genes in L. ferriphilum and observations of its continued ability to survive in environments without soluble nitrogen. The sustained proliferation of all three Leptospirillum species studied, combined with the structural analysis of these genes, provides evidence of functional nitrogen fixation in each of these species. 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81 en Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Leptospirillum species
nitrogen fixing capabilities
soluble nitrogen
nifHDK genes
Corbett, Melissa Kaye
Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
title Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
title_full Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
title_fullStr Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
title_full_unstemmed Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
title_short Leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
title_sort leptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
topic Leptospirillum species
nitrogen fixing capabilities
soluble nitrogen
nifHDK genes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81