The malic enzyme is required for optimal photoautotrophic growth of Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 under continuous light but not under a diurnal light regimen

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 8144-8148

  Bricker, Terry M ^a   Zhang, Shulu ^b   Laborde, Susan M ^a   Mayer III, Paul R ^a   Frankel, Laurie K ^a   Moroney, James V ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DECARBOXYLATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH STIMULATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SIR0721 GENE; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS 3WEZ; WILD TYPE;

DARKNESS; LIGHT; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRUVATE KINASE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 9244227595     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.23.8144-8148.2004     Document Type: Article

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