Desiccation as a long-term survival mechanism for the archaeon Methanosarcina barkeri

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1473-1479

  Anderson, Kimberly L ^b   Apolinario, Ethel E ^a   Sowers, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b 28100 Bonita Grande Drive   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; ARCHAEON; CELL VIABILITY; DESERT SOILS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; GROWTH PHASE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LETHAL TEMPERATURE; OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS; PROTECTION MECHANISMS; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTS; RICE PADDY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATIONARY PHASE; STRESS FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; VIABLE CELLS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HYDROGEN; IONIZING RADIATION; METHANOGENS; OZONE; OZONE RESISTANCE; RECOVERY;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARID REGION; DESERT SOIL; DESICCATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METHANOGENESIS; OXIC CONDITIONS; OZONE; PROKARYOTE; RESERVOIR; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; DESICCATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; DESICCATION; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 84857082141     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06964-11     Document Type: Article

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