Phototrophic purple sulfur bacteria as heat engines in the South Andros Black Hole

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 261-268

  Herbert, Rodney A ^a   Gall, Andrew ^b   Maoka, Takashi ^c   Cogdell, Richard J ^d   Robert, Bruno ^b   Takaichi, Shinichi ^e   Schwabe, Stephanie ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICE DE CHIMIE BIOORGANIQUE ET DE MARQUAGE   (France)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^f Rob Palmer Blue Holes Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochromatium; Anoxygenic purple sulfur bacteria; Carotenoid; Energy transfer; South Andros Black Hole; Spirilloxanthin; Thiocapsa

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

CHROMATIACEAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATIACEAE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALLOCHROMATIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMATIACEAE; PROTEOBACTERIA; THIOCAPSA;

EID: 37749036928     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9246-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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