Free-living heterotrophic nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from fuel-contaminated antarctic soils

Authors :: Eckford, Ruth
Cook, Fred D.
Saul, David
Aislabie, Jackie
Foght, Julia
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Oct, 2002, Vol. 68 Issue 10, p5181, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Research reveals that five bacterial isolates from fuel-contaminated Antarctic soils are capable of fixing nitrogen heterotrophically and nonsymbiotically. Data show that two isolates grow using jet fuel vapors and volatile hydrocarbons in nitrogen medium.

Subjects :: Nitrogen-fixing microorganisms -- Physiological aspects
Bacterial growth -- Physiological aspects
Biological sciences

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