Transposon insertion in genes coding for the biosynthesis of structural components of the Anabaena sp. phycobilisome

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 109-120

  Cai, Yuping A ^a   Schwartz, Steven H ^b   Glazer, Alexander N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterium; Light harvesting antenna; Phycobiliprotein bilin lyase; Phycobiliprotein structural genes; Phycobilisome; Phycobilisome linker polypeptide

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SP.; CALOTHRIX SP.; MASTIGOCLADUS LAMINOSUS; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 0030729936     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005816906539     Document Type: Article

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