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

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gunde-Cimerman, Nina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Oren, Aharon (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Plemenitaš, Ana (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Σειρά: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, 9
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.

Salt is an essential requirement of life. Already from ancient times (e. g. , see the books of the Bible) its importance in human life has been known. For example, salt symbolizes destruction (as in Sodom and Gomorra), but on the other hand it has been an ingredient of every sacrifice during the Hol...