8 Characterization and Quantification of Compatible Solutes in (Hyper)thermophilic Microorganisms

Methods in Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2006, Pages 173-199

  Santos, Helena ^a   Lamosa, Pedro ^a   Borges, Nuno ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

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EID: 39049085752     PISSN: 05809517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0580-9517(08)70011-4     Document Type: Article

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