Psychrophilic yeasts from worldwide glacial habitats: Diversity, adaptation strategies and biotechnological potential

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-241

  Buzzini, Pietro ^a   Branda, Eva ^a   Goretti, Marta ^a   Turchetti, Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategies; Biotechnological potential; Glacial environments; Psychrophilic yeasts; Yeast diversity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOSPHERE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PROKARYOTE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; YEAST;

ADAPTATION; ANTARCTICA; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLD; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; ICE COVER; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; YEAST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COLD TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM; ICE COVER; YEASTS;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84867727617     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01348.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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