Analysis of stress responses in the cyanobacterial strains Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, and Synechococcus sp. PCC 7418: Osmolyte accumulation and stress protein synthesis

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 240-249

  Fulda, Sabine ^a   Huckauf, Jana ^a   Schoor, Arne ^a   Hagemann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon fixation; Cyanobacteria; DnaK; General and specific stress proteins; Osmolytes; Stress response

Indexed keywords

SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0032939312     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80215-6     Document Type: Article

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