Prochlorophytes twenty years on

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 639-643

  Pinevich, A B ^a   Velichko, N B ^a   Bazanova, A V ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acaryochloris marina; Apoprotein; Chlorophyll; Light adaptation; Light harvesting complex; Oxyphotobacteria; Phycobiliproteins; Phytogeny; Primary production; Prochlorococcus marinus; Prochloron didemni; Prochlorophytes; Prochlorothrix hollandica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034337788     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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