Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase gene expression and diversity of Lake Erie planktonic microorganisms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1913-1921

  Xu, H Howard ^a   Tabita, F Robert ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; OXYGENASE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CHLORELLA; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; PLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 0030008621     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.6.1913-1921.1996     Document Type: Article

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