Identification and characterization of Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 hopanoid biosynthesis mutants

Hopanes preserved in both modern and ancient sediments are recognized as the molecular fossils of bacteriohopanepolyols, pentacyclic hopanoid lipids. Based on the phylogenetic distribution of hopanoid production by extant bacteria, hopanes have been used as indicators of specific bacterial groups an...

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Main Authors: Doughty, David M. (Author), Wu, C.-H (Author), Newman, Dianne K. (Author), Welander, Paula V. (Contributor), Mehay, S. (Contributor), Summons, Roger Everett (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell, 2014-03-14T15:01:37Z.
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