Manganous ions suppress photosynthesis gene expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2255-2261

  Horne, Irene M ^a   Pemberton, John M ^a   McEwan, Alastair G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Manganous ion; Photosynthesis; Repressor PpsR; Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CAROTENOID; FERROUS ION; MANGANESE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 1542271166     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-8-2255     Document Type: Article

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