Desiccation tolerance: A simple process?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 553-559

  Potts, Malcolm ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

DESICCATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; DEHYDRATION; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

EID: 0035520398     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)02231-4     Document Type: Review

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