Diversity of the ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase form I gene (rbcL) in natural phytoplankton communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3600-3606

  Pichard, S L ^a   Campbell, L ^b   Paul, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGENASE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAPTOPHYCEAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030868741     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3600-3606.1997     Document Type: Article

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