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Nitrogen-Fixing Enterobacter: Structure of nif-Gene Group, nif-Plasmid Spread and Risk Assessment for Releases

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To provide basic knowledge for their exploitation in association with cereals, nitrogen-fixing Enterobacter agglomerans strains from the rhizosphere of wheat were studied from two view points: 1) The molecular basis of nitrogen fixation, and 2) The risk of gene spread upon release.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Academia Sinica, 320 Yue-Yang Road, 200031, Shanghai, PR China

    Guo-Fan Hong

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Klingmüller, W. (1992). Nitrogen-Fixing Enterobacter: Structure of nif-Gene Group, nif-Plasmid Spread and Risk Assessment for Releases. In: Hong, GF. (eds) The Nitrogen Fixation and its Research in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10385-2_17

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