Extremophilic fungi in arctic ice: A relationship between adaptation to low temperature and water activity

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 28-32, 2003, Pages 1273-1278

  Gunde Cimerman, N ^a   Sonjak, S ^a   Zalar, P ^a   Frisvad, J C ^b   Diderichsen, B ^c   Plemenitas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Fungi; Ice; Low water activity; Salinity; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FUNGI; ICE; YEAST;

COLD REGIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNGUS; ICE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NEW SPECIES;

ARCTIC;

AUREOBASIDIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0242286120     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.056     Document Type: Article

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