Improvement of photoheterotrophic hydrogen production of Rhodobacter sphaeroides by removal of B800-850 light-harvesting complex

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1115-1119

  Kim, Eui Jin ^b   Yoo, Sang Bae ^b   Kim, Mi Sun ^a   Lee, Jeong K ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

H2 production; Photosynthetic spectral complexes; Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; HYDROXYBUTYRATE DEHYDROGENASE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL GROWTH; GENE DISRUPTION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 27944467462     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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