Physiologic Versatility and Growth Flexibility as the Main Characteristics of a Novel Thermoacidophilic Acidianus Strain Isolated from Copahue Geothermal Area in Argentina

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 336-346

  Giaveno, M Alejandra ^a   Urbieta, M Sofía ^b,d   Ulloa, J Ricardo ^a   González Toril, Elena ^c   Donati, Edgardo R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIANUS; ACIDIANUS AMBIVALENS; ACIDIANUS INFERNUS; ARCHAEA; CRENARCHAEOTA; SULFOLOBACEAE; SULFOLOBALES; THERMOPROTEI;

EID: 84873524520     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0129-4     Document Type: Article

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