Extremely thermophilic microorganisms and their polymer-hidrolytic enzymes

Thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms are found as normal inhabitants of continental and submarine volcanic areas, geothermally heated sea-sediments and hydrothermal vents and thus are considered extremophiles. Several present or potential applications of extremophilic enzymes are review...

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Main Author: Andrade,Carolina M.M.C. (author)
Other Authors: Pereira Jr.,Nei (author), Antranikian,Garo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1999
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37141999000400001
Country:Brazil
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