The photosynthetic apparatus of Prochlorococcus: Insights through comparative genomics

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-71

  Hess, Wolfgang R ^a,b   Rocap, Gabrielle ^c   Ting, Claire S ^d   Larimer, Frank ^e   Stilwagen, Stephanie ^f   Lamerdin, Jane ^f   Chisholm, Sallie W ^c,d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Immunology and Molecular Biology   (Germany)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll b synthetase; Comparative genomics; Cyanobacteria high light inducible proteins; Marine picophytoplankton; Phycobiliprotein; Prochlorococcus; Prochlorophyte Chlorophyll Binding protein; Reaction center

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROPHYTES;

EID: 0035706612     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013835924610     Document Type: Short Survey

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