Biogeography of two cold-adapted genera: Psychrobacter and Exiguobacterium

F. Rodrigues, Débora; da Conceição Jesus, Ederson; L. Ayala-del-Rı́o, Héctor; H. Pellizari, Vivian; Gilichinsky, D.; Sepúlveda-Torres, Lycely; M. Tiedje, James

doi:10.1038/ismej.2009.25

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Biogeography of two cold-adapted genera: Psychrobacter and Exiguobacterium

Published in The ISME Journal • Mar 26, 2009

Authors:

Débora F. Rodrigues

Ederson da Conceição Jesus

Héctor L. Ayala-del-Rı́o

Abstract

The genera Exiguobacterium and Psychrobacter have been frequently detected in and isolated from polar permafrost and ice. These two genera have members that can grow at temperatures as low as -5 and -10 degrees C, respectively. We used quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) to quantify members of these genera in ...

Subject

Biology

Temperate climate

Psychrophile

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