Novel aspects of iron acquisition in cyanobacteria

Database searches revealed that some species of cyanobacteria, such as Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and Nostoc sp. PCC 7120, contain homologues of the Fet3p-Ftrlp high-affinity ferrous-iron uptake system, defined originally in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These homologues include the ftr (ferri...

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Main Author: Aly, Wafaa S. M.
Published: University of Reading 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553637