Life under multiple extreme conditions: Diversity and physiology of the Halophilic alkalithermophiles

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4074-4082

  Mesbah, Noha M ^a   Wiegel, Juergen ^b  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MECHANISM; ALKALINE PH; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEA; CELL WALLS; CELLULAR CONSTITUENTS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EXTREME CONDITIONS; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HIGH SALINITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; INTRACELLULAR PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

CELL CULTURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SUN;

ALKALINITY;

ALKALI;

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; EXTREMOPHILE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OSMOSIS; OXIC CONDITIONS; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ADAPTATION; ARCHAEON; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; HEAT; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SHORT SURVEY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALKALIES; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HOT TEMPERATURE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864077188     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00050-12     Document Type: Short Survey

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