Dihydroxyacetone metabolism in Salinibacter ruber and in Haloquadratum walsbyi

Extremophiles

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-131

  Elevi Bardavid, Rahel ^a   Oren, Aharon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dihydroxyacetone; Glycerol; Haloquadratum; Incomplete oxidation; Salinibacter

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROXYACETONE; GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; ISRAEL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGAE, GREEN; BACTERIA; DIHYDROXYACETONE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GLYCEROL; ISRAEL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; HALOQUADRATUM WALSBYI; PROKARYOTA; SALINIBACTER; SALINIBACTER RUBER;

EID: 38049079313     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-007-0114-x     Document Type: Article

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