Nitrate reduction and assimilation by a moderately halophilic, halotolerant bacterium Ba 1

• Published in: Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects Vol. 965; no. 1; pp. 82 - 89
• Main Authors: Hochman, Ayala, Nissany, Aliza, Amizur, Michal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 14.04.1988
• Subjects: Glutamine synthetase; Halophile; Nitrate assimilation; Nitrate reductase; Nitrite reductase; Nitrate assimilation; Halophile; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrate reductase; Nitrite reductase

The moderately halophilic, halotolerant bacterium Ba 1 can utilize either nitrate or ammonium as a nitrogen source, but cannot use nitrate as an electron acceptor for anaerobic respiration. When both nitrate and ammonium are present in the growth medium, nitrate is taken up only after all the ammoni...