Pigment reduction to improve photosynthetic productivity of Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 442-449

  Kim, Nag Jong ^a   Lee, Jeong Kug ^b   Lee, Choul Gyun ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mutual shading effect; Photoinhibition; Photosynthetic productivity; Pigment reduction; Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE DELETION; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRODUCTIVITY; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; WILD TYPE;

ALGAE; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 3242743730     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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