Detection of the isiA Gene across Cyanobacterial Strains: Potential for Probing Iron Deficiency

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-12, 2001, Pages 5247-5253

  Geiss U ^a,b   Vinnemeier, J ^b   Kunert, A ^b   Lindner, I ^b   Gemmer, B ^a   Lorenz, M ^c   Hagemann, M ^b   Schoor, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL A BINDING PROTEIN CP43, CYANOBACTERIA; IRON; PHOTOSYSTEM II, CHLOROPHYLL BINDING PROTEIN, CP 43; PHOTOSYSTEM II, CHLOROPHYLL BINDING PROTEIN, CP-43;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035511961     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.11.5247-5253.2001     Document Type: Article

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