Morphological response of the halophilic fungal genus Wallemia to high salinity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 329-337

  Kunčič, Marjetka Kralj ^a   Kogej, Tina ^a   Drobne, Damjana ^a   Gunde Cimerman, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELL WALLS; EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS; FUNGAL CELLS; FUNGAL GENERA; HIGH SALINITY; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; IN-CELL; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; NACL CONCENTRATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS; SALINE ENVIRONMENT;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PELLETIZING; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; INORGANIC SALT;

ECOMORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROSCOPY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CELL WALL; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SALINITY; SALTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; WALLEMIA; WALLEMIA ICHTHYOPHAGA; WALLEMIA MURIAE; WALLEMIA SEBI;

EID: 76149138878     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02318-09     Document Type: Article

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