Maintenance of membrane fluidity in Antarctic bacteria

Polar Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 386-388

  Chattopadhyay, M K ^a   Jagannadham, M V ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS ROSEUS; SPHINGOBACTERIUM ANTARCTICUS;

EID: 0035039666     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100232     Document Type: Article

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