Utilization of reducing power in light-limited cultures of Chromatium vinosum DSM 185

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 411-417

  Sánchez, Olga ^a   Van Gemerden, Hans ^a   Mas, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Light limitation; Phototrophic sulfur bacteria; Reducing power; Storage compounds

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLYCOGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIUM VINOSUM; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

CHROMATIUM; GLYCOGEN; LIGHTING; SULFUR;

EID: 0031725033     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050661     Document Type: Article

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