Responses to cold shock in cyanobacteria

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-230

  Los, Dmitry A ^a,b   Murata, Norio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL MEMBRANE; COLD; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CELL MEMBRANE; COLD; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0033223751     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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