Adaptation to iron deficiency: A comparison between the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 wild-type and a Dpsa-free mutant

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-84

  Michel, Klaus Peter ^a   Berry, Stephan ^b   Hifney, Awatief ^a,c   Kruip, Jochen ^b   Pistorius, Elfriede K ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Adaptation to iron deficiency; DpsA; IdiA; IsiA; Linear and cyclic electron flow; Respiration; Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IDIA; IRPA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0037232723     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022459919040     Document Type: Article

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