Cross-tolerance between osmotic and freeze-thaw stress in microbial assemblages from temperate lakes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 405-415

  Wilson, Sandra L ^a,b   Frazer, Corey ^a   Cumming, Brian F ^a   Nuin, Paulo A S ^a   Walker, Virginia K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptations; Cross tolerance; Freeze thaw stress; Microbial communities; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; ICE; RNA 16S; WATER;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GENOMICS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OSMOSIS; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FREEZING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LAKE; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; OSMOSIS; SALINITY;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FREEZING; ICE; LAKES; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OSMOSIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALINITY; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84867721673     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01404.x     Document Type: Article

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