Role of trehalose in salinity and temperature tolerance in the model halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter salexigens.

The disaccharide trehalose is considered as a universal stress molecule, protecting cells and biomolecules from injuries imposed by high osmolarity, heat, oxidation, desiccation and freezing. Chromohalobacter salexigens is a halophilic and extremely halotolerant γ-proteobacterium of the family Halom...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Reina-Bueno, Montserrat Argandoña, Manuel Salvador, Javier Rodríguez-Moya, Fernando Iglesias-Guerra, Laszlo N Csonka, Joaquín J Nieto, Carmen Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3308980?pdf=render

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