Genome of the cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatus FGP-2, a photosynthetic ecosystem engineer of arid land soil biocrusts worldwide

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4569-4570

  Starkenburg, Shawn R ^a   Reitenga, Krista G ^a   Freitas, Tracey ^a   Johnson, Shannon ^a   Chain, Patrick S G ^a   Garcia Piche, Ferran ^b   Kuske, Cheryl R ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROCOLEUS VAGINATUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL;

BIOFUELS; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROCOLEUS VAGINATUS;

EID: 80052341065     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05138-11     Document Type: Note

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