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Geosiphon pyriforme , an Endosymbiotic Consortium of a Fungus and a Cyanobacterium ( Nostoc ), Fixes Nitrogen
Author(s) -
Kluge M.,
Mollenhauer D.,
Mollenhauer R.,
Kape R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
botanica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0932-8629
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1992.tb00309.x
Subject(s) - nostoc , nitrogen fixation , nitrogenase , cyanobacteria , fungus , symbiosis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , organism , botany , bacteria , genetics
The bladders of Geosiphon pyriforme , an endosymbiotic consortium of a fungus and the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme , show nitrogenase activity. This suggests that the organism is capable of nitrogen fixation.