Atomic force microscopy reveals multiple patterns of antenna organization in purple bacteria: Implications for energy transduction mechanisms and membrane modeling

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 269-278

  Sturgis, James N ^a   Niederman, Robert A ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light harvesting complexes; Membrane protein; Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Rhodospirillum photometricum

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PROTEOBACTERIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CELL MEMBRANE; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEOBACTERIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOSPIRILLUM; RHODOSPIRILLUM PHOTOMETRICUM;

EID: 37749035035     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9239-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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