Role of polyphosphates in microbial adaptation to extreme environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 5867-5874

  Seufferheld, Manfredo J ^a   Alvarez, Héctor M ^b,c   Farias, Maria E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^d PLANTA PILOTO DE PROCESOS INDUSTRIALES MICROBIOLÓGICOS PROIMI CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHATE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOREMEDIATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; POLYPHOSPHATES;

EID: 54449090612     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00501-08     Document Type: Short Survey

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