Carotenoids and bacterial photosynthesis: The story so far...

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-256

  Fraser, Niall J ^a   Hashimoto, Hideki ^a,b   Cogdell, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Bacteriochlorophyll; Carotenoids; Light harvesting; Reaction centres

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035731519     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014715114520     Document Type: Short Survey

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