Yeasts from an oligotrophic lake in Patagonia (Argentina): Diversity, distribution and synthesis of photoprotective compounds and extracellular enzymes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Brandão, Luciana R ^a   Libkind, Diego ^b   Vaz, Aline B M ^a   Espírito Santo, Lília C ^a   Moliné, Martín ^b   de García, Virginia ^b   van Broock, Maria ^b   Rosa, Carlos A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Extracellular enzymes; Mycosporines; Oligotrophic lake; Yeasts diversity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CAROTENOID; CELLULASE; FUNGAL DNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

CAROTENOID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOPROTECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YEAST;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOTORULA;

AMINO ACIDS; ARGENTINA; BIODIVERSITY; CAROTENOIDS; CELLULASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, FUNGAL; LIPASE; RHODOTORULA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; BARILOCHE; NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK; PATAGONIA; RIO NEGRO [ARGENTINA];

CRYPTOCOCCUS VICTORIAE; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA;

EID: 79952332500     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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