Hunting for extremophiles in Rio de Janeiro
| Autor: | Cardoso, Alexander Machado, Vieira, Ricardo Pilz, Paranhos, Rodolfo Pinheiro da Rocha, Clementino, Maysa Beatriz Mandetta, Albano, Rodolpho Mattos, Martins, Orlando Bonifácio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional do INMETRO Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (INMETRO) instacron:INMETRO |
| Popis: | Submitted by Lívia Oliveira (livia.oliveira2@hotmail.com) on 2012-06-05T15:08:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Front Microbiol,v.2,Art.100,2011.pdf: 608032 bytes, checksum: 3439ba2ec6711722d6a7845e59a96dcb (MD5) Approved for entry into archive by Regina Mello(mrmello@inmetro.gov.br) on 2012-06-20T13:34:24Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Front Microbiol,v.2,Art.100,2011.pdf: 608032 bytes, checksum: 3439ba2ec6711722d6a7845e59a96dcb (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2012-06-20T14:15:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Front Microbiol,v.2,Art.100,2011.pdf: 608032 bytes, checksum: 3439ba2ec6711722d6a7845e59a96dcb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 In this Opinion Article, we argue that tropical regions are, in fact, hot spots of extreme microbial diversity. The scope of the topic is vast and while this paper cannot be seen as exhaustive, it will hopefully serve to stimulate research interest in the reader to explore this fascinating area of microbiology and promote knowledge sharing and scientific collaboration. The article discusses the following points: (i) what extremophiles are and how useful they are to biotechnology; (ii) the importance of molecular techniques for extremophile identification due to their unculturability; and (iii) extremophile research performed in areas of different environmental conditions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 3 p. : il. |
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