Diurnal rhythms in metabolism: A day in the life of a unicellular, diazotrophic cyanobacterium

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-42

  Sherman, Louis A ^a   Meunier, Pascal ^a   Colón López, Milagros S ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Fluorescence; Gene regulation; N2 fixation; Photosynthesis; State transitions

Indexed keywords

CYANOTHECE;

EID: 0032429031     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006137605802     Document Type: Article

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