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. 1986 May;51(5):1063–1066. doi: 10.1128/aem.51.5.1063-1066.1986

Aerobic Hydrogen Accumulation by a Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp

Yasuo Asada 1,*, Sugio Kawamura 1
PMCID: PMC239011  PMID: 16347051

Abstract

Hydrogen evolution by a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. strain N-7363, was tested in order to develop a water biophotolysis system under aerobic conditions. A culture of the strain supplemented with carbon dioxide under an air atmosphere evolved hydrogen and oxygen gas, which reached final concentrations of 9.7 and 69.8%, respectively, after 12 days of incubation. Hydrogen uptake activity was not observed during incubation, and nitrogenase was thought to be the sole enzyme responsible for the hydrogen evolution.

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