Physiological characteristics of bacteria isolated from water brines within permafrost

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Shcherbakova, V ^a   Rivkina, E ^b   Laurinavichuis, K ^a   Pecheritsina, S ^a   Gilichinsky, D ^b  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

adaptation; Clostridium sp; permafrost; Psychrobacter sp; water brines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964846097     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550404001806     Document Type: Article

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