Physiology and tactic response of the phototrophic consortium 'Chlorochromatium aggregatum'

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Fröstl, Jürgen M ^a   Overmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

'Chlorochromatium'; Chemotaxis; Phototaxis; Phototrophic consortia; Syntrophy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CHEMOATTRACTANT; FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHROMATIUM; EUTROPHICATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTAXIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0031932265     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050552     Document Type: Article

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