Carotenoid diversity in novel Hymenobacter strains isolated from Victoria Upper Glacier, Antarctica, and implications for the evolution of microbial carotenoid biosynthesis

• Main Author: Klassen, Jonathan L
• Other Authors: Foght, Julia (Biological Sciences), Leskiw, Brenda (Biological Sciences), Lawrence, Jeffrey (Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh), Bressler, David (Agriculture Food and Nutritional Science), Fedorak, Phillip (Biological Sciences)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta. Department of Biological Sciences. 2009
• Subjects: geo; envir; Victoria Upper Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10402/era.27374

Specialization: Microbiology and Cell Biotechnology Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Abstract: Many diverse microbes have been detected in or isolated from glaciers, including novel taxa exhibiting previously unrecognized physiological properties with significant biotechnological potential. Of 29 unique...