Chlorophyll Organization and Function in Green Photosynthetic Bacteria

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-75

  Olson, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0002053155     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05166.x     Document Type: Review

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