Immunocytochemical localization of the stress-induced DpsA protein in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 367-372

  Durham, Kathryn A ^a   Bullerjahn, George S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FERRITINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; THYLAKOIDS;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0036910689     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4028(200212)42:6<367::AID-JOBM367>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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