Complete genome sequence of the radiation-resistant bacterium Rubrobacter radiotolerans RSPS-4

Standards in Genomic Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1062-1075

  Egas, C ^a   Barroso, C ^a   Froufe, H J C ^a   Pacheco, J ^a   Albuquerque, L ^b   da Costa, M S ^c  

^a Biocant Biotechnology Innovation Center   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

454 sequencing; Genome sequence; Gram positive; Radiation resistance; Rubrobacter radiotolerans

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA REPAIR; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOMEOSTASIS; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUBROBACTER RADIOTOLERANS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84954107364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19443277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4056/sigs.5661021     Document Type: Article

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