Chromatophore heterogeneity explains phenomena seen in Rhodobacter sphaeroides previously attributed to supercomplexes

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 357-362

  Crofts, Antony ^a   Guergova Kuras, Mariana ^a   Hong, Sangjin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatophores; Electron transfer; Kinetics; Photosynthesis; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0031877116     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005940120396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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