Whole genome comparison of six Crocosphaera watsonii strains with differing phenotypes

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 786-801

  Bench, Shellie R ^a,b   Heller, Philip ^a   Frank, Ildiko ^a   Arciniega, Martha ^a   Shilova, Irina N ^a   Zehr, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide biosynthesis; Genome comparison; Genome evolution; Marine cyanobacteria; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

CROCOSPHAERA; CROCOSPHAERA WATSONII; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84881027639     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12090     Document Type: Article

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