Thermophilic and halophilic extremophiles

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-269

  Madigan, Michael T ^a   Oren, Aharon ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033152499     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80046-0     Document Type: Article

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