Enzyme characteristics of extremely halophilic archaeal community in Tuzkoy Salt Mine, Turkey

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 613-621

  Birbir, Meral ^a   Ogan, Ayse ^a   Calli, Baris ^a   Mertoglu, Bulent ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; extremely halophilic Archaea; Tuzkoy salt mine

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; AVES; HALOARCULA; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOFERAX; HALORUBRUM; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; NATRINEMA;

EID: 5444241459     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000043185.06176.b8     Document Type: Article

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