Metagenomic islands of hyperhalophiles: the case of <it>Salinibacter ruber</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Saturated brines are extreme environments of low diversity. <it>Salinibacter ruber </it>is the only bacterium that inhabits this environment in significant numbers. In order to establish the extent of genetic diversity in...

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Main Authors: Rohwer Forest, Mira Alex, Martin-Cuadrado Ana-Belen, Rodriguez-Mueller Beltran, Pašić Lejla, Rodriguez-Valera Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/570