Phycobilisome-deficient strains of synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 have reduced size and require carbon-limiting conditions to exhibit enhanced productivity

Plant Physiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 705-714

  Lea Smith, David J ^a   Bombelli, Paolo ^a   Dennis, John S ^b   Scott, Stuart A ^c   Smith, Alison G ^a   Howe, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84901746007     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.237206     Document Type: Article

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