Metabolic rhythms of a diazotrophic cyanobacterium, Cyanothece sp. strain ATCC 51142, heterotrophically grown in continuous dark

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-117

  Schneegurt, Mark A ^a,c   Tucker, Don L ^a   Ondr, Jennifer K ^a,d   Sherman, Debra M ^b   Sherman, Louis A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Cyanobacteria; Cyanophycin; Dinitrogen; Glycogen granules; Heterotrophy; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogenase; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CYANOTHECE;

EID: 0033849924     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99152.x     Document Type: Article

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