A putative transcriptional activator of the Crp/Fnr family from the marine Cyanobacterium synechococcus sp. WH7803

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 565-567

  Scanlan, David J ^a   Bourne, Julie A ^a   Mann, Nicholas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; phosphate acquisition; picoplankton; Synechococcus WH7803; transcriptional activator

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0030427151     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186337     Document Type: Article

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