Nucleic acid content of Synechococcus spp. during growth in continuous light and light/dark cycles

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-207

  Lepp, Paul W ^a,b   Schmidt, Thomas M ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Circadian rhythms; Cyanobacteria; Nucleic acid content; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031661604     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050634     Document Type: Article

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