Molybdenum limitation of microbial nitrogen assimilation in aquatic ecosystems and pure cultures

Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential micronutrient for biological assimilation of nitrogen gas and nitrate because it is present in the cofactors of nitrogenase and nitrate reductase enzymes. Although Mo is the most abundant transition metal in seawater (107 nM), it is present in low concentrations in mo...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2012-01, Vol.3, p.331-331
Main Authors: Glass, Jennifer B, Axler, Richard P, Chandra, Sudeep, Goldman, Charles R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Limnology
Microbes
Microbiology
Molybdenum
Nitrate Reductase
Nitrogen Fixation
Trace Elements
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Summary:Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential micronutrient for biological assimilation of nitrogen gas and nitrate because it is present in the cofactors of nitrogenase and nitrate reductase enzymes. Although Mo is the most abundant transition metal in seawater (107 nM), it is present in low concentrations in most freshwaters, typically
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00331