Identification of an akinete marker gene in Anabaena vatiabilis

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作者
Zhou, RB [1 ]
Wolk, CP [1 ]
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[1] Michigan State Univ, MSU DOE Plant Res Lab, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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10.1128/JB.184.9.2529-2532.2002
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Cyanobacteria that form akinetes as well as heterocysts present a rare opportunity to investigate the relationships between alternative differentiation processes and pattern formation processes in a single bacterium. Because no akinete marker gene has been identified, akinete formation has been little studied genetically. We report the first identification of an akinete marker gene.
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