The cyanate utilization capacity of marine unicellular Cyanobacteria
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The cyanate utilization capacity of marine unicellular Cyanobacteria
Cyanate, a by-product of urea decomposition, is a potential nitrogen (N) source in marine environments, but to date it has received scant attention. Cyanobacteria presumably acquire this compound via a substrate-specific ABC-type transporter (cynABD), and they convert it to ammonium and carbon dioxide by cyanase (cynS) activity. Participation of cyanate utilization genes in N-stress responses i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Limnology and Oceanography
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0024-3590
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.6.2485