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Comparative Genomic Survey of Information Transfer Systems in two Diverse Extremely Halophilic Archaea, Halobacterium Sp. Strain NRC-1 and Haloarcula Marismortui

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Adaptation to Life at High Salt Concentrations in Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya

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Berquist, B.R., Soneja, J., Dassarma, S. (2005). Comparative Genomic Survey of Information Transfer Systems in two Diverse Extremely Halophilic Archaea, Halobacterium Sp. Strain NRC-1 and Haloarcula Marismortui . In: Gunde-Cimerman, N., Oren, A., Plemenitaš, A. (eds) Adaptation to Life at High Salt Concentrations in Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3633-7_11

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