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Two distinct crt gene clusters for two different functional classes of carotenoid in Bradyrhizobium.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 Apr 2004
Giraud Eric, Hannibal Laure, Fardoux Joël, Jaubert Marianne, Jourand Philippe, Dreyfus Bernard, Sturgis James N, Verméglio Andre
Abstract excerpt
Aerobic photosynthetic bacteria possess the unusual characteristic of producing different classes of carotenoids. In this study, we demonstrate the presence of two distinct crt gene clusters involved in the synthesis of spirilloxanthin and canthaxanthin in a Bradyrhizobium strain. Each cluster co...
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