Combined fluorescence and photovoltage studies on chlorosome containing bacteria: II. Whole cells and chlorosome-depleted membranes of Chlorobium limicola

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-70

  Schmidt, Kristiane A ^b   Trissl, Hans Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charge stabilization; Energy transfer; Fluorescence quenching; FMO protein; Green sulfur bacterium; Trapping

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBIUM LIMICOLA;

EID: 0032415574     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006093627724     Document Type: Article

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