Halobacteria: The evidence for longevity

Extremophiles

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-287

  Grant, William D ^a   Gemmell, Renia T ^b   McGenity, Terry J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S rRNA genes; Dormancy; Evaporites; Haloarchaea; Halobacteria; Longevity; RRNA gene heterogeneity; Salt mines

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCING; POPULATION GENETICS; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, ARCHAEAL; HALOBACTERIACEAE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032142731     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050070     Document Type: Review

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