Adaptation to life at high salt concentrations in archaea, bacteria, and eukarya
Salt is an essential requirement of life. Already from ancient times (e. g., see the books of the Bible) its importance in human life has been known. For example, salt symbolizes destruction (as in Sodom and Gomorra), but on the other hand it has been an ingredient of every sacrifice during the Holy...
| Other Authors: | Gunde-Cimerman, Nina., Oren, Aharon, 1952-, Plemenitaš, Ana., SpringerLink (Online Service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, the Netherlands :
Springer,
©2005.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 576 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
| Series: |
Cellular origin and life in extreme habitats and astrobiology ;
v. 9. |
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