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The Nitrogen Fixation Genes

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Genetic analysis of nitrogen fixation in free-living bacteria is being used to elucidate processes which in the plant root depend on a complex symbiotic relationship. Increased understanding of the nitrogen fixation mechanism will eventually help to increase the world resources of protein.

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  1. STANLEY L. STREICHER

    Present address: Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139

  2. ELIZABETH G. GURNEY

    Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720

  3. RAYMOND C. VALENTINE

    Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92037

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    STANLEY L. STREICHER, ELIZABETH G. GURNEY & RAYMOND C. VALENTINE

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STREICHER, S., GURNEY, E. & VALENTINE, R. The Nitrogen Fixation Genes. Nature 239, 495–499 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239495a0

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