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ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR1998

Biology of moderately halophilic aerobic bacteria.

A Ventosa, J J Nieto, A Oren

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Review in Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 324 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

324 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

A VentosaDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain. ventosa@cica.es
J J Nieto
A Oren

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The moderately halophilic heterotrophic aerobic bacteria form a diverse group of microorganisms. The property of halophilism is widespread within the bacterial domain. Bacterial halophiles are abundant in environments such as salt lakes, saline soils, and salted food products. Most species keep their intracellular ionic concentrations at low levels while synthesizing or accumulating organic solutes to provide osmotic equilibrium of the cytoplasm with the surrounding medium. Complex mechanisms of adjustment of the intracellular environments and the properties of the cytoplasmic membrane enable rapid adaptation to changes in the salt concentration of the environment. Approaches to the study of genetic processes have recently been developed for several moderate halophiles, opening the way toward an understanding of haloadaptation at the molecular level. The new information obtained is also expected to contribute to the development of novel biotechnological uses for these organisms.

Indexed as

Sodium ChlorideAdaptation, BiologicalBacteria, AerobicBiodegradation, EnvironmentalEcologySoil MicrobiologyWater MicrobiologySodium Chloride

Identifiers

PMID9618450
PMCPMC98923

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