Carbon metabolic pathways in phototrophic bacteria and their broader evolutionary implications

Photosynthesis is the biological process that converts solar energy to biomass, bio-products and biofuel. It is the only major natural solar energy storage mechanism on Earth. To satisfy the increased demand for sustainable energy sources and identify the mechanism of photosynthetic carbon assimilat...

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Main Authors: Kuo-Hsiang eTang, Yinjie J Tang, Robert Eugene Blankenship
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00165/full