Plasmids of psychrophilic and psychrotolerant bacteria and their role in adaptation to cold environments
Extremely cold environments are a challenge for all organisms. They are mostly inhabited by psychrophilic and psychrotolerant bacteria, which employ various strategies to cope with the cold. Such harsh environments are often highly vulnerable to the influence of external factors and may undergo freq...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00596/full |