Diversity of extremely halophilic bacteria

Extremophiles

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-295

  Kamekura, Masahiro ^a  

^a Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA genes; Haloarcula; Halob aculum; Halobacterium; Halococcus; Halophilic Archaea; Halorubrum; Natrialba; Natronobacterium; Natronococcus; Natronom onas

Indexed keywords

STRESS TOLERANCE;

ENVIRONMENT; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENES, ARCHAEAL; HALOBACTERIACEAE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARCHAEA; HALOARCULA; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOBACULUM; HALOCOCCUS; HALORUBRUM; HALOTERRIGENA; METHANOHALOBIUM; METHANOHALOPHILUS; NATRIALBA; NATRONOBACTERIUM; NATRONOCOCCUS; NATRONOMONAS;

EID: 0032143997     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050071     Document Type: Review

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