Phototrophic growth and chlorosome formation in Chloroflexus aurantiacus under conditions of carotenoid deficiency

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-226

  Foidl, Markus ^a   Golecki, Jochen R ^a   Oelze, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophylls a and c; Carotenoids; Chlorosome polypeptides; Chlorosome structure; Phototrophic green bacteria; Phototrophy

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLEXUS AURANTIACUS;

EID: 0031453069     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005985117743     Document Type: Article

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