Nitrogen-starvation-induced chlorosis in Synechococcus PCC 7942: Adaptation to long-term survival

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2449-2458

  Görl, Margit ^a   Sauer, Jörg ^a   Baier, Tina ^a   Forchhammer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Dormant state; Photosynthesis; Phycobiliproteins; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SURVIVAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0031691486     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-9-2449     Document Type: Article

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