Osmoadaptation in archaea

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1815-1825

  Martin, Deana D ^a   Ciulla, Rose A ^a   Roberts, Mary F ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SALINITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032947577     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.5.1815-1825.1999     Document Type: Short Survey

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