Equal-quantum action spectra indicate fluence-rate-selective action of multiple photoreceptors for photomovement of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 90-95

  Kondou, Youichi ^a   Nakazawa, Miki ^b   Higashi, Sho Ichi ^c   Watanabe, Masakatsu ^c,d   Manabe, Katsushi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; PHYTOCHROME;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FAR RED LIGHT; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTAXIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RED LIGHT; SPECTROSCOPY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

CYANOBACTERIA; LIGHT; MOVEMENT; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0035241570     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0090:EQASIF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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