Bacterial Circadian Programs

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ditty, Jayna L. (Editor), Mackey, Shannon R. (Editor), Johnson, Carl H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cell physiology.; Evolutionary biology.; Bacteriology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Biomathematics.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Cell Physiology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.

Since the discovery of circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria in the late 1980s, the field has exploded with new information. The cyanobacterial model system for studying circadian rhythms, "Synechococcus elongatus", has allowed a detailed genetic dissection of the bacterial clock due to the m...