Exploring the biotechnologial applications in the archaeal domain

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 398-405

  Alqueres S M C ^a   Almeida, R V ^a   Clementino, M M ^b   Vieira, R P ^a   Almeida, W I ^a   Cardoso, A M ^a   Martins, O B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Archaea; Biotechnology; Extremozymes; Genomic; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 36248974742     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000300002     Document Type: Short Survey

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