Intact DNA in ancient permafrost

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 92-94

  Lewis, Kim ^a   Epstein, Slava ^a   Godoy, Veronica G ^a   Hong, Sun Hee ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; DNA REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PERMAFROST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SHORT SURVEY; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; COLD; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ICE;

EID: 39849097279     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.01.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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