Abstract
Evidence is presented here that axenic cultures of Nostoc spp., Aphanocapsa (PCC 6308), and Aphanocapsa (PCC 6714) but not Anacystis nidulans R-2 (PCC 7942) produce N2O and ammonia when grown on nitrite. The data suggest that the cyanobacteria produce N2O by nitrite reduction to ammonia.
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Abbreviations
- DCMU:
-
3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethyl urea
- NIR:
-
nitrite reductase
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Weathers, P.J., Niedzielski, J.J. Nitrous oxide production by cyanobacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 146, 204–206 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402352
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