Adaptive mechanisms of nitrogen and carbon assimilatory pathways in the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 795-802

  García Fernández, Jose M ^a   Diez, Jesús ^a  

^a Fac Cie Medio Ambiente Univ C   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Marine cyanobacteria; Nitrogen metabolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CARBON METABOLISM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SHORT SURVEY;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 9644258967     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.06.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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