Glucose uptake in Prochlorococcus: Diversity of kinetics and effects on the metabolism

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2017, Pages

  Muñoz Marín, María del Carmen ^a   Gómez Baena, Guadalupe ^b   Díez, Jesús ^a   Beynon, Robert J ^b   González Ballester, David ^a   Zubkov, Mikhail V ^c   García Fernández, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Marine cyanobacteria; Mixotrophy; Proteomics; Transporter kinetics

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; MONENSIN; PROTEOME; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 85016560967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00327     Document Type: Article

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