Role of the fnrL gene in photosystem gene expression and photosynthetic growth of Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1496-1503

  Zeilstra Ryalls, Jill H ^a,c   Kaplan, Samuel ^b,c  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REGULATOR GENE; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES 2.4.1; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0031941632     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.6.1496-1503.1998     Document Type: Article

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