Characterization of halophiles isolated from solar salterns in Baja California, Mexico

Extremophiles

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-656

  Sabet, Shereen ^a   Diallo, Lamine ^a   Hays, Lauren ^a   Jung, Woosung ^a   Dillon, Jesse G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BIOLOG; Extreme hypersaline; Halophile; Salinity tolerance; Solar saltern; Substrate usage

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; SALT TOLERANCE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; COLORIMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; MEXICO; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALT-TOLERANCE; SALTS; SEAWATER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOARCULA; HALOMONAS; HALORUBRUM; SALICOLA; SALINIBACTER;

EID: 70349462787     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-009-0247-1     Document Type: Article

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