Organic osmolytes in aerobic bacteria from Mono Lake, an alkaline, moderately hypersaline environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 220-226

  Ciulla, Rose A ^a   Diaz, Mara R ^b   Taylor, Barrie F ^b   Roberts, Mary F ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; BETAINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; LAKE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OSMOLYTE;

EID: 0031014672     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.1.220-226.1997     Document Type: Article

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