Organization and regulation of cbb CO2 assimilation genes in autotrophic bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-155

  Kusian, Bernhard ^a   Bowien, Botho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autotrophy; Calvin cycle; cbb gene; CO2 fixation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030724104     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(97)00054-5     Document Type: Review

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