Developments with Antarctic microorganisms: culture collections, bioactivity screening, taxonomy, PUFA production and cold-adapted enzymes

There have been recent research developments with Antarctic prokaryotes in the areas of isolations of novel bacteria, culture collections, bioactivity screening, taxonomy, production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), cold-adapted enzymes and bioremediation. Research to date confirms the novelt...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Main Authors: Nichols, DS, Bowman, JP, Sanderson, K, Mancuso Nichols, CA, Lewis, T, McMeekin, TA, Nichols, PD
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science Limited 1999
Subjects:
Biological Sciences
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Analytical Biochemistry
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80042-1
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/15828
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Summary:There have been recent research developments with Antarctic prokaryotes in the areas of isolations of novel bacteria, culture collections, bioactivity screening, taxonomy, production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), cold-adapted enzymes and bioremediation. Research to date confirms the novelty of bacteria isolated from this extreme environment. Opportunities now exist to exploit these and other findings to develop possible new biotechnological products from Antarctic microorganisms.

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