Characterization of two Synechococcus sp. PCC7002-related cyanobacterial strains in relation to 16S rDNA, crtR gene, lipids and pigments

Phycological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-155

  Montero, Olimpio ^a   Porta, José María ^b   Porta, Javier ^b   Martínez, Gonzalo ^c   Lubián, Luis M ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b AquaSolutions Biotech   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crtr gene; Cyanobacteria; Glycerolipids; High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALCOHOL; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIPID; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 79959778947     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2011.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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