Evolution and adaptation of fungi at boundaries of life

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1657-1664

  Onofri, S ^a   Selbmann, L ^a   de Hoog, G S ^b   Grube, M ^c   Barreca, D ^a   Ruisi, S ^a   Zucconi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cold tolerance; Cryo resistance; Exobiology; Osmotic stress; Rock black fungi; UV B

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ANTARCTICA; ASTROBIOLOGY; ICE; OSMOSIS;

COLD-TOLERANCEC; CRYO-RESISTANCE; ROCK BLACK FUNGI;

FUNGI;

EID: 35548966143     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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