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Organization of Genes Encoding Hydrogenase Activity in the Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodobacter Capsulatus

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Molecular Biology of Membrane-Bound Complexes in Phototrophic Bacteria

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Autotrophic bacteria, including the phototrophs, can use hydrogen gas as an energy source by means of H2-uptake hydrogenase. Uptake hydrogenases (Hup) are intrinsic membrane proteins and transfer H2 electrons either to the respiratory chain, under aerobic conditions, or, under anaerobic conditions, to redox carrier(s), still unidentified for the reduction of CO2.

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    Paulette M. Vignais, Pierre Richaud, Annette Colbeau, Jean-Pierre Magnin & Béatrice Cauvin

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Vignais, P.M., Richaud, P., Colbeau, A., Magnin, JP., Cauvin, B. (1990). Organization of Genes Encoding Hydrogenase Activity in the Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodobacter Capsulatus . In: Drews, G., Dawes, E.A. (eds) Molecular Biology of Membrane-Bound Complexes in Phototrophic Bacteria. FEMS Symposium. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0893-6_15

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