Biosynthesis of 3-methylhopanoids by purple non-sulfur anoxygenic phototrophs

Mary Nichole Parenteau1, Linda L Jahnke1, Marisa Hayley Mayer2, Paula V Welander3, Michael Thomas Madigan4 and Megan L. Kempher4, (1)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States, (4)Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Microbiology, Carbondale, IL, United States