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. 1981 Jan;41(1):306–308. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.1.306-308.1981

In Vitro Nitrogen Fixation by Two Actinomycete Strains Isolated from Casuarina Nodules

D Gauthier 1, H G Diem 1, Y Dommergues 1
PMCID: PMC243679  PMID: 16345698

Abstract

Acetylene reduction activity was demonstrated in pure cultures of two actinomycete strains isolated from nodules of Casuarina equisetifolia. This activity was comparable to that of free-living Rhizobium strains, but appeared to be less sensitive to pO2 and more sensitive to the presence of combined nitrogen.

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