Esterase as an enzymatic signature of Geodermatophilaceae adaptability to Sahara desert stones and monuments

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1723-1732

  Essoussi, I ^a   Ghodhbane Gtari, F ^a   Amairi, H ^a   Sghaier, H ^b   Jaouani, A ^a   Brusetti, L ^c   Daffonchio, D ^c   Boudabous, A ^a   Gtari, M ^a  

^a Campus Universitaire   (Tunisia)

^b Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucleaires Tunis   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Blastococcus; Esterase PAGE; Geodermatophilus; Modestobacter; Sahara desert

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTERS; LANDFORMS; RNA;

16S RRNA GENE; 16S RRNA SEQUENCES; BLASTOCOCCUS; ESTERASE PAGE; GEODERMATOPHILU; HYDROLYTIC ACTIVITIES; MODESTOBACTE; REFERENCE STRAINS; SAHARA DESERT; TUNISIA;

IONIC STRENGTH;

CALCIUM ION; COBALT; COPPER ION; ESTERASE; MAGNESIUM ION; RNA 16S; ZINC ION;

ARIDITY; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; EGYPT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GEODERMATOPHILACEAE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAPLOTYPE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYLOGENY; TUNISIA;

EGYPT; SAHARA; TUNISIA;

BLASTOCOCCUS; GEODERMATOPHILACEAE; GEODERMATOPHILUS; MODESTOBACTER;

EID: 77950635121     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04580.x     Document Type: Article

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