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The microbial diversity of Polar environments is a fertile ground for bioprospecting.
Marine genomics - 1 Dec 2012
de Pascale Donatella, De Santi Concetta, Fu Juan, Landfald Bjarne
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The term bioprospecting has been adopted for systematic searches in nature for new bioactive compounds, genes, proteins, microorganisms and other products with potential for commercial use. Much effort has been focused on microorganisms able to thrive under harsh conditions, including the Polar environments. Both the lipid and protein cellular building blocks of Polar microorganisms are shaped by their adaptation...
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