Life in the sabkha: Raman spectroscopy of halotrophic extremophiles of relevance to planetary exploration

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-56

  Edwards, Howell G M ^a   Mohsin, Mahmood A ^b   Sadooni, Fadhil N ^b   Nik Hassan, Nik F ^a   Munshi, Tasnim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Evaporites; Extremophiles; Halotrophs; Raman spectroscopy; Sabkha

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EVAPORITES; EXTREMOPHILES; HALOTROPHS; SABKHA;

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGY; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIOLOGY;

CALCIUM SULFATE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ASTROBIOLOGY; ASTRONOMY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CYANOBACTERIA; EMMELICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 33646187478     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-006-0396-3     Document Type: Article

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