Cellular differentiation and the NtcA transcription factor in filamentous cyanobacteria
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- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 28 (4) , 469-487
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsre.2004.04.003
Abstract
Some filamentous cyanobacteria can undergo a variety of cellular differentiation processes that permit their better adaptation to certain environmentKeywords
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