Cell-cell communication in filamentous cyanobacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 783-785

  Haselkorn, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOPLASM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PERIPLASM; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 54249099194     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06475.x     Document Type: Note

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