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PatS and products of nitrogen fixation control heterocyst pattern.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2001
Yoon H S, Golden J W
Abstract excerpt
The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 forms a developmental pattern of single heterocysts separated by approximately 10 vegetative cells. Heterocysts differentiate from vegetative cells and are specialized for nitrogen fixation. The patS gene, which encodes a small peptide t...
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