Diversity and phylogeny of the ectoine biosynthesis genes in aerobic, moderately halophilic methylotrophic bacteria

Extremophiles

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 653-663

  Reshetnikov, Alexander S ^a   Khmelenina, Valentina N ^a   Mustakhimov, Ildar I ^a   Kalyuzhnaya, Marina ^c   Lidstrom, Mary ^b,c   Trotsenko, Yuri A ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatible solutes; Ectoine biosynthesis genes; Methanotrophs; Methylotrophic bacteria

Indexed keywords

DIAMINO ACID; ECTOINE; PRIMER DNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTER ALCALIPHILUS; METHYLOBACTER MARINUS; METHYLOMICROBIUM; METHYLOPHAGA ALCALICA; METHYLOPHAGA THALASSICA;

EID: 80054102014     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-011-0396-x     Document Type: Article

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