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Mutations stabilize small subunit ribosomal RNA in desiccation-tolerant cyanobacteria nostoc.
Current microbiology - 1 Apr 2007
Han D, Hu Z
Abstract excerpt
The ribosomal RNA molecule is an ideal model for evaluating the stability of a gene product under desiccation stress. We isolated 8 Nostoc strains that had the capacity to withstand desiccation in habitats and sequenced their 16S rRNA genes. The stabilities of 16S rRNAs secondary structures, indicated by free energy change of folding, were compared among Nostoc and other related species. The results suggested...
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