Psychrotolerant methanogenic archaea: Diversity and cold adaptation mechanisms

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 415-421

  Dong, XiuZhu ^a   Chen, ZiJuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

cold adaptation mechanisms; diversity; psychrotolerant methanogens

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARCHAEON; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARCHAEA; COLD TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; METHANOCOCCOIDES BURTONII;

EID: 84861667169     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4320-0     Document Type: Review

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