Genome-wide analysis of light sensing in Prochlorococcus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 7796-7806

  Steglich, Claudia ^a,d   Futschik, Matthias ^b   Rector, Trent ^c   Steen, Robert ^c   Chisholm, Sallie W ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; DIURON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; RED LIGHT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; WHITE LIGHT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAVOPROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MARINE BIOLOGY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 33751073174     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01097-06     Document Type: Article

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