Article: Temperature-sensitive mutations of the photosynthetic apparatus of Rhodospirillum rubrum

Temperature-sensitive mutants of Rhodospirillum rubum have been isolated by enrichment techniques selecting for conditionally aberrant electron flow in various portions of the electron transport scheme. The temperature sensitivity of a class of these strains is shown to preferentially affect the photosynthetic mode of growth and energy production over the aerobic mode.

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Temperature-sensitive Mutations of the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Rhodospirillum Rubrum