Physical mapping and functional assignment of the geranylgeranyl-bacteriochlorophyll reductase gene, bchP, of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7248-7255

  Addlesee, Hugh A ^a   Hunter, C Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0032696682     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.23.7248-7255.1999     Document Type: Article

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