Osmotically induced response in representatives of halophilic prokaryotes: The bacterium Halomonas elongata and the archaeon Haloferax volcanii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5471-5481

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HALOBACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HALOMONAS ELONGATA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0030931683     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.17.5471-5481.1997     Document Type: Article

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