Growth at low temperature causes nitrogen limitation in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-19

  Sakamoto, Toshio ^a   Bryant, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling tolerance; Chlorosis; Cyanobacterium; Low temperature acclimation; Nitrogen assimilation; Phycobiliprotein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL A; GLYCOGEN; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHYCOBILIPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031951443     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050535     Document Type: Article

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