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Although Clostridium pasteurianum was the first free-living nitrogenfixing bacterium to be isolated in pure culture (WI~OG~A])SKY, 1895), studies on the biochemistry of asymbiotic nitrogen fixation for many years were limited almost exclusively to species of the aerobic Azotobacter. This preference likely arose from the relative ease of culturing and the much greater rate, extent and efficiency of the N-fixing process of the aerobe. In the early 1950's investigations on the physiology of the elostridia provided methods that overcame this technical handicap. Nevertheless, it was somewhat unexpected that the first demonstration of cell-flee fixation was obtained with a preparation from C. pasteurianum (CA~N~mtN et at., 1960). This discovery stimulated research in many laboratories resulting in notable advances in our knowledge of the biochemistry of the nitrogen fixation process. As might be expected, most if not all of this research has been done with one strain, W-5, since the biochemist usually prefers for the biological component of his system one possessing an extensive backlog of research information. The bacteriologist, however, may choose less intensive investigation on more

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Author

Witz, D. F. ;Detroy, R. W. ;Wilson, P. W.

Publisher

Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0003-9276)

Published

1967

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)