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. 1971 Jan;68(1):136–138. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.1.136

Temperature-Sensitive Mutations of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Rhodospirillum rubum

Paul Weaver 1
PMCID: PMC391179  PMID: 5276284

Abstract

Temperature-sensitive mutants of Rhodospirillum rubum have been isolated by enrichment techniques selecting for conditionally aberrant electron flow in various portions of the electron transport scheme. The temperature sensitivity of a class of these strains is shown to preferentially affect the photosynthetic mode of growth and energy production over the aerobic mode.

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