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dc.contributor.authorCorbett, Melissa Kaye
dc.contributor.supervisorDr John Wetherall
dc.contributor.supervisorDr Chris Bryan
dc.contributor.supervisorAssoc. Prof. Elizabeth Watkin
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T09:45:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T09:45:50Z
dc.date.created2012-06-13T06:05:58Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81
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This project sought to determine the response of Leptospirillum species subject to conditions without soluble nitrogen. The most significant outcome of this work was the identification of the nifHDK genes in L. ferriphilum and observations of its continued ability to survive in environments without soluble nitrogen. The sustained proliferation of all three Leptospirillum species studied, combined with the structural analysis of these genes, provides evidence of functional nitrogen fixation in each of these species.

dc.languageen
dc.publisherCurtin University
dc.subjectLeptospirillum species
dc.subjectnitrogen fixing capabilities
dc.subjectsoluble nitrogen
dc.subjectnifHDK genes
dc.titleLeptospirillum: a study of the nitrogen fixing capabilities
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.educationLevelPhD
curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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