Characterization of extremely halophilic Archaea isolated from saline environment in different parts of Turkey

Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 739-746

  Ozcan, B ^a   Cokmus, C ^b   Coleri, A ^b   Caliskan, M ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Characterization; Halophilic archaea; Plasmids; SDS Page (protein profile); Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA;

EID: 33751581044     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S002626170606018X     Document Type: Article

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