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Low-temperature extremophiles and their applications.
Current opinion in biotechnology - 1 Jun 2002
Cavicchioli Ricardo, Siddiqui Khawar S, Andrews David, Sowers Kevin R
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Psychrophilic (cold-adapted) organisms and their products have potential applications in a broad range of industrial, agricultural and medical processes. In order for growth to occur in low-temperature environments, all cellular components must adapt to the cold. This fact, in combination with the diversity of Archaea, Bacteria and Eucarya isolated from cold environments, highlights the breadth and type of...
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