Characterization of halophilic Archaea isolated from different hypersaline ecosystems

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-127

  Moschetti, Giancarlo ^a   Aponte, Maria ^a   Blaiotta, Giuseppe ^a   Casaburi, Annalisa ^a   Chiurazzi, Mario ^a   Ventorino, Valeria ^a   Villani, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Fish spoilage; Halophilic archaea; Hypersaline environments; RAPD PCR

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; ENGRAULIDAE; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI;

EID: 33745867260     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174992     Document Type: Article

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