Life and death of dried prokaryotes

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-12

  Billi, Daniela ^a   Potts, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis; Anhydrobiotic engineering; Desiccation tolerance; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCEROL DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; PROLINE; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DESICCATION; DNA DAMAGE; HYDRATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; SHORT SURVEY; WATER DEFICIT;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036157913     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(01)01279-7     Document Type: Review

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