Photosynthesis gene expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides is regulated by redox changes which are linked to electron transport

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2831-2838

  Horne, Irene M ^a   Pemberton, John M ^a   McEwan, Alastair G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic respiration; Gene expression; Photosynthesis; Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Indexed keywords

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BINDING PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; NITROUS OXIDE; PIGMENT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029853713     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-10-2831     Document Type: Article

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