A Synechococcus PCC7942 ΔccmM (Cyanophyceae) mutant pseudoreverts to air growth without regaining carboxysomes

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 769-777

  Emlyn Jones, Daniel ^a   Woodger, Fiona J ^a   Andrews, T John ^a   Price, G Dean ^a   Whitney, Spencer M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Carbon concentrating mechanism (CCM); Carboxysome; Cyanobacteria; Mutant; Photosynthesis; Pseudorevertant; RUBISCO

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME; GENOMICS; GROWTH; INORGANIC CARBON; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 33746413774     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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