The ploidy level of synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is highly variable and is influenced by growth phase and by chemical and physical external parameters

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 730-739

  Zerulla, Karolin ^a   Ludt, Katharina ^a   Soppa, Jörg ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER CELL; GENE DOSAGE; GROWTH CURVE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNECHOCYSTIS; CLASSIFICATION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLYPLOIDY;

DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHATES; POLYPLOIDY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 84964939442     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: 14652080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000264     Document Type: Article

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