Nitrogen Fixation by Free-Living Micro-Organisms

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Nitrogen Fixation by Free-Living Micro-Organisms
Authors and Contributors      Edited by W. D. P. Stewart
SeriesInternational Biological Programme Synthesis Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:494
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreBiochemistry
Microbiology (non-medical)
Botany and plant sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9780521279321
ClassificationsDewey:572.542
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 June 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Biological nitrogen fixation, the conversion of nitrogen from the atmosphere to ammonia, is the main process of nitrogen input to the earth today. There this nitrogen is indispensable for plant and animal production, and the maintenance of adequate protein standards. This 1976 volume provides information, presented at an international symposium in Edinburgh, on the free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria and blue-green algae. In addition to information on the distribution of the nitrogenase enzyme within these groups, their role in the soil and in aquatic systems is considered, as are the methods of measuring nitrogen fixation. Particular attention is paid to the biochemistry of the process, much of which has been elucidated using free-living nitrogen-fixing organisms.