Transcriptome survey of the anhydrobiotic tardigrade <it>Milnesium tardigradum </it>in comparison with <it>Hypsibius dujardini </it>and <it>Richtersius coronifer</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phenomenon of desiccation tolerance, also called anhydrobiosis, involves the ability of an organism to survive the loss of almost all cellular water without sustaining irreversible damage. Although there are several physiological...

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Published in:BMC Genomics
Main Authors: Reuter Dirk, Wełnicz Weronika, Schnölzer Martina, Dandekar Thomas, Förster Frank, Grohme Markus A, Mali Brahim, Schill Ralph O, Frohme Marcus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/168