Extremophilic Acinetobacter Strains from High-Altitude Lakes in Argentinean Puna: Remarkable UV-B Resistance and Efficient DNA Damage Repair

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-221

  Albarracín, Virginia Helena ^a,b,c   Pathak, Gopal P ^c   Douki, Thierry ^e   Cadet, Jean ^e   Borsarelli, Claudio Darío ^d   Gärtner, Wolfgang ^c   Farias, María Eugenia ^a  

^a PLANTA PILOTO DE PROCESOS INDUSTRIALES MICROBIOLÓGICOS PROIMI CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO   (Argentina)

^e CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Extremophiles; High Altitude Andean Lakes; Photolyase; UV resistance

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURVIVORSHIP; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VIABILITY;

ACINETOBACTER; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACINETOBACTER; ALTITUDE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA REPAIR; FRESH WATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; PUNA;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER JOHNSONII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84864283024     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-012-9276-3     Document Type: Article

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