Differentially transcribed regions of Haloferax volcanii genome depending on the medium salinity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 309-313

  Ferrer, C ^a   Mojica, F J M ^a   Juez, G ^a   Rodriguez Valera F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM BROMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HALOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM; HALOFERAX VOLCANII;

EID: 0030060635     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.309-313.1996     Document Type: Article

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