Abstract
Nitrite uptake is made up of two components in Azotobacter chroococcum, a passive diffusion, presumably of nitrous acid, and an active transport of nitrite which uses the nitrate transport system. Only the active component is under regulatory control.
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Ruiz, M.T., Muñoz-Centeno, M.C., Cejudo, F.J. et al. Nitrite uptake in Azotobacter chroococcum . Arch. Microbiol. 157, 546–548 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276776
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