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Heterocyst

A specialised type of cell that is capable of nitrogen fixation and therefore plays a major part in the nitrogen Cycle.


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The Fiber Disease

... a Bacterial Nitrogen Reserve Polymer: EXPRESSION AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF TWO CYANOPHYCIN SYNTHETASE AND CYANOPHYCINASE GENE CLUSTERS IN THE HETEROCYST-FORMING CYANOBACTERIUM ANABAENA RFID 21st century static cling http://lib.bioinfo.pl/index.php?field=PubMed&query=cyanobacteria+polymer

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by Nadas Moksha
Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:14 pm
 
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Cyanobacteria

I think I might do something on cell differentiation into heterocysts in the cyanobacteria, and look at cell fate. I read about something called 'patS' which is a peptide that appears when the nitrogen levels of the area are very low and those bacterial ...

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by Freedom
Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:29 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Cyanobacteria
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