Abstract
The filamentous cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatusis found in arid land soils worldwide. The genome of M. vaginatus strain FGP-2 allows exploration of genes involved in photosynthesis, desiccation tolerance, alkane production, and other features contributing to this organism's ability to function as a major component of biological soil crusts in arid lands.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Biofuels / microbiology
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Cyanobacteria / genetics*
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Cyanobacteria / isolation & purification*
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Ecosystem
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Genome, Bacterial*
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Glutamic Acid / metabolism
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Glutamine / metabolism
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Multigene Family
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Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
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Photosynthesis
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Soil Microbiology*
Substances
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Biofuels
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Glutamine
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Glutamic Acid