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Vertical distribution and metabolic diversity of autotrophic microbes in the deep sediment of the challenger deep.
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Alternative dimethylsulfoniopropionate biosynthesis enzymes in diverse and abundant microorganisms.
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Exploring the potential of plastid biology and biotechnology: Plastid Preview Meeting, Norwich, UK, 1–2 September 2022.
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Deep-sea Bacteroidetes from the Mariana Trench specialize in hemicellulose and pectin degradation typically associated with terrestrial systems.
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Editorial: Exploring the growing role of cyanobacteria in industrial biotechnology and sustainability.
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Emerging species and genome editing tools: Future prospects in cyanobacterial synthetic biology.
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Enhancing power density of biophotovoltaics by decoupling storage and power delivery.
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Platinum-free, graphene based anodes and air cathodes for single chamber microbial fuel cells.
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Contribution of cyanobacterial alkane production to the ocean hydrocarbon cycle.
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Phycobilisome-deficient strains of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 have reduced size and require carbon-limiting conditions to exhibit enhanced productivity.
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Hydrogen production through oxygenic photosynthesis using the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in a bio-photoelectrolysis cell (BPE) system.
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Terminal oxidase mutants of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 show increased electrogenic activity in biological photo-voltaic systems.
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Thylakoid terminal oxidases are essential for the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to survive rapidly changing light intensities.
Plant Physiology, 162 (1).
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Biodiesel from algae:Challenges and prospects.
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Analysis of a new mannosyltransferase required for the synthesis of phosphatidylinositol mannosides and lipoarbinomannan reveals two lipomannan pools in corynebacterineae.
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The reductase that catalyzes mycolic motif synthesis is required for efficient attachment of mycolic acids to arabinogalactan.
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Function of the cytochrome bc1-aa3 branch of the respiratory network in mycobacteria and network adaptation occurring in response to its disruption.
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