Adaptation of psychrophilic and psychrotrophic sulfate-reducing bacteria to permanently cold marine environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 408-414

  Isaksen, Mai Faurschou ^a   Jørgensen, B O Barker ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFATE; SULFUR 35;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; SULPHATE REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

DENMARK, MARIAGER FJORD; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0029669009     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.408-414.1996     Document Type: Article

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