Regulation of bacterial photosynthesis genes by oxygen and light

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Gregor, Jutta ^a   Klug, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Light regulation; Oxygen regulation; Rhodobacter

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER;

EID: 0032874676     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00374-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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