Article
Diverse arrangement of photosynthetic gene clusters in aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Zheng Qiang, Zhang Rui, Koblížek Michal, Boldareva Ekaterina N, Yurkov Vladimir, Yan Shi, Jiao Nianzhi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aerobic anoxygenic photototrophic (AAP) bacteria represent an important group of marine microorganisms inhabiting the euphotic zone of the ocean. They harvest light using bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) a and are thought to be important players in carbon cycling in the ocean. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria represent an important part of marine microbial...
Topics
- Bacteria, Aerobic
- Carotenoids
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Photosynthesis
- Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins
- Phylogeny
- Recombination, Genetic
