Tubular exciton models for BChl c antennae in chlorosomes from green photosynthetic bacteria

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 367-377

  Buck, Daniel R ^a   Struve, Walter S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggregates; bacteriochlorophyll c; Chloroflexus aurantiacus; chlorosomes; green photosynthetic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROFLEXUS; CHLOROFLEXUS AURANTIACUS; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 0029861761     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00029469     Document Type: Article

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