Land-adapted plants appeared between about 480 and 360 million years ago in the mid-
Palaeozoic era, originating from charophycean green algae. The successful adaptation to …

Background Nitrogen is an essential nutrient in plant growth. The ability of a plant to supply
all or part of its requirements from biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) thanks to interactions …

The second edition of this book, first published in 1991 and intended for students and
researchers, contains revised and updated material on the theory and practice of nitrogen …

A new hierarchic classification structure for the taxa between the taxonomic levels of genus
and class is Proposed for the actinomycete line of descent as defined by analysis of small …

Nitrogen is generally considered one of the major limiting nutrients in plant growth. The
biological process responsible for reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia is referred …

Microbes belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria are prolific sources of antibiotics, clinically
useful bioactive compounds and industrially important enzymes. The focus of the current …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

▪ Abstract Bacterial systematics has not yet reached a consensus for defining the
fundamental unit of biological diversity, the species. The past half-century of bacterial …

The higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria were proposed and described in 1997. At each
rank, the taxa were delineated from each other solely on the basis of 16S rRNA gene …

Actinobacteria are known for their metabolic potential of producing diverse secondary
metabolites such as antibiotics. Actinobacteria also playimportant roles in biogeochemical …