The evolution of photosynthesis and chloroplasts

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1466-1474

  Björn, Lars Olof ^a,b   Govindjee, G ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriochlorophyll; Chloroplast; Cyanobacteria; Horizontal gene transfer; Red algae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 67650308206     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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