Culturable bacteria associated with Antarctic lichens: Affiliation and psychrotolerance

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-83

  Selbmann, Laura ^a   Zucconi, Laura ^a   Ruisi, Serena ^a   Grube, Martin ^b   Cardinale, Massimiliano ^c   Onofri, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bacteria; Extreme conditions; Lichens; Microbial associations; SSU rDNA

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; DNA; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FUNGUS; LICHEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SYMBIOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTHROBACTER; AZOTOBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; DEINOCOCCUS; DEINOCOCCUS-THERMUS; FIRMICUTES; KNOELLIA; LECANORA; MYCOBACTERIACEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; PAENIBACILLUS; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; THERMUS; UMBILICARIA DECUSSATA; USNEA; USNEA ANTARCTICA; XANTHORIA ELEGANS;

EID: 77949774022     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0686-2     Document Type: Article

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