Research report 2007 - Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Molecular systems biology of halophilic Archaea

Authors
Oesterhelt, Dieter
Departments

Membranbiochemie (Oesterhelt) (Prof. Dr. Dieter Oesterhelt)
MPI für Biochemie, Martinsried

Summary
Life in concentrated brines under extreme conditions of nutrition requires extreme adaptation. By molecular and functional analysis of cellular constituents of halophilic archaea it is possible to gain insight into the biology of these fascinating organisms on a systems level of the cell.

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