Perchlorate and halophilic prokaryotes: Implications for possible halophilic life on Mars

Extremophiles

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-80

  Oren, Aharon ^a   Elevi Bardavid, Rahel ^a   Mana, Lily ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaerobic respiration; Haloarcula; Haloferax; Halophilic archaea; Mars; Perchlorate

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOARCULA; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; HALOARCULA VALLISMORTIS; HALOBACTERIACEAE; HALOBACTERIALES; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HALOFERAX; HALOFERAX DENITRIFICANS; HALOFERAX GIBBONSII; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; HALOMONAS; HALOMONAS ELONGATA; PROKARYOTA;

PERCHLORATE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; HALOFERAX; METABOLISM; SALINITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HALOFERAX; MARS; PERCHLORATES; SALINITY;

EID: 84890549411     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-013-0594-9     Document Type: Article

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