Spore-forming halophilic bacteria isolated from Arctic terrains: Implications for long-range transportation of microorganisms

Polar Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Yukimura, Kise ^a   Nakai, Ryosuke ^a   Kohshima, Shiro ^b   Uetake, Jun ^c   Kanda, Hiroshi ^c   Naganuma, Takeshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desert dust; Greenland; Halophilic bacteria; Spore forming bacteria; Transportation of microorganisms

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROORGANISM; RNA; SAMPLING; SPORULATION; TERRAIN;

ARCTIC; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREENLAND; THULE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRACILIBACILLUS; OCEANOBACILLUS; VIRGIBACILLUS;

EID: 70649083254     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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