A molecular analysis of desiccation tolerance mechanisms in the anhydrobiotic nematode <it>Panagrolaimus superbus </it>using expressed sequenced tags

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some organisms can survive extreme desiccation by entering into a state of suspended animation known as anhydrobiosis. <it>Panagrolaimus superbus </it>is a free-living anhydrobiotic nematode that can survive rapid environ...

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Main Authors: Tyson Trevor, O'Mahony Zamora Georgina, Wong Simon, Skelton Máirin, Daly Brian, Jones John T, Mulvihill Eoin D, Elsworth Benjamin, Phillips Mark, Blaxter Mark, Burnell Ann M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/68