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. 1976 Aug;96(2):202-6.
doi: 10.1099/00221287-95-2-202.

Nitrogen fixation by bacteria from the hindgut of termites

J R French, G L Turner, J F Bradbury

Nitrogen fixation by bacteria from the hindgut of termites

J R French et al. J Gen Microbiol. 1976 Aug.

Abstract

Anaerobically grown bacteria isolated from the hindgut contents of the termites Coptotermes lacteus (Froggatt), Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt and Nasutitermes exitiosus (Hill) were nitrogenase-positive as assayed by acetylene reduction. Nitrogen fixation, confirmed with 15N2, was highest in the isolate from M. darwiniensis. All isolates were identified as Citrobacter freundii (Braak) Werkman & Gillen.

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