Microbial Diversity-Based Novel Crop Protection Products

• Main Authors: Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Station, DuPont Experimental, Yalpani, Ronald Flannagan, Rafael Herrmann, James Presnail, Tamas Torok, and Nasser, Herrmann, Rafael, Presnail, James, Torok, Tamas, Yalpani, Nasser
• Other Authors: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Life Sciences Division.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2007
• Subjects: Crop Protection; Microorganisms; Insects; Genes; Food; Crops; Fungi; 60; Nuclear Power Plants; Extremophiles; Peptides Extremophiles; Biotechnology; Agriculture; Bacteria; Antifungal Polypeptide; Fermentation; Kamchatka Peninsula; Kamchatka; Siberia
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc835206/

Extremophilic microorganisms are adapted to survive in ecological niches with high temperatures, extremes of pH, high salt concentrations, high pressure, radiation, etc. Extremophiles produce unique biocatalysts and natural products that function under extreme conditions comparab le to those prevail...