Regulation, unique gene organization, and unusual primary structure of carbon fixation genes from a marine phycoerythrin-containing cyanobacterium

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1103-1115

  Watson, Gregory M F ^a   Tabita, F Robert ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carboxysomes; evolution; ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0030460871     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00041394     Document Type: Article

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