Regulation of photosynthetic gene expression in purple bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 267-278

  Pemberton, John M ^a   Horne, Irene M ^a   McEwan, Alastair G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Light sensing; Oxygen sensing; Photosynthesis; Purple bacteria

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UBIQUINOL CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE;

BACTERIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0031888937     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-2-267     Document Type: Review

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