Hydrocarbons Are Essential for Optimal Cell Size, Division, and Growth of Cyanobacteria.
Accepted version
Peer-reviewed
Repository URI
Repository DOI
Change log
Authors
Abstract
Cyanobacteria are intricately organized, incorporating an array of internal thylakoid membranes, the site of photosynthesis, into cells no larger than other bacteria. They also synthesize C15-C19 alkanes and alkenes, which results in substantial production of hydrocarbons in the environment. All sequenced cyanobacteria encode hydrocarbon biosynthesis pathways, suggesting an important, undefined physiological role for these compounds. Here, we demonstrate that hydrocarbon-deficient mutants of
Description
Keywords
Journal Title
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
1532-2548