NifH and NifD phylogenies: an evolutionary basis for understanding nitrogen fixation capabilities of methanotrophic bacteria

• Published in: Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) Vol. 150; no. 5; pp. 1301 - 1313
• Main Authors: Dedysh, Svetlana N, Ricke, Peter, Liesack, Werner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Soc General Microbiol 01.05.2004
• Subjects: Alphaproteobacteria; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Proteins - metabolism; Beijerinckia; Beijerinckiaceae - classification; Beijerinckiaceae - genetics; Beijerinckiaceae - growth & development; Beijerinckiaceae - metabolism; DNA, Ribosomal - analysis; Evolution, Molecular; Methane - metabolism; Methylocapsa acidiphila; Methylococcus capsulatus; Methylocystis; Methylosinus; Molecular Sequence Data; Nitrogen Fixation; Nitrogenase - genetics; Nitrogenase - metabolism; Oxidoreductases - genetics; Oxidoreductases - metabolism; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA

1 Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117312, Russia 2 Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Karl-von-Frisch-Str., D-35043 Marburg, Germany Correspondence Werner Liesack liesack{at}staff.uni-marburg.de The ability to utilize dinitrogen as a nitrogen source i...