Two flavodoxin genes in Trichodesmium (Oscillatoriales, Cyanophyceae): Remarkable sequence divergence and possible functional diversification

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-101

  Lin, Senjie ^a   Sandh, Gustaf ^b   Zhang, Huan ^a   Cheng, Jiujun ^b   Perkins, Keri ^a   Carpenter, Edward J ^c   Bergman, Birgitta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Flavodoxin; Gene transcription; Iron stress; Nitrogenase; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DIVERGENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRIDIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AZOARCUS; AZOTOBACTER; CROCOSPHAERA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOTHECE; OSCILLATORIALES; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM EHRENBERG;

EID: 60349117425     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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