Raman spectroscopic study of the photoprotection of extremophilic microbes against ultraviolet radiation

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-318

  Edwards, H G M ^a   Moeller, R ^b,c   Jorge Villar, Susana E ^a,d   Horneck, G ^b   Stackebrandt, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Bacillus atrophaeus; Bacillus subtiis; Carotenoids; Deinococcus radiodurans; Endospores; Natronomonas pharaonis; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CAROTENOID; EXTREMOPHILE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MICROORGANISM; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; NATRONOMONAS PHARAONIS;

EID: 33847298515     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147355040600348X     Document Type: Article

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