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Review
. 2008 Oct;74(19):5867-74.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.00501-08. Epub 2008 Aug 15.

Role of polyphosphates in microbial adaptation to extreme environments

Manfredo J Seufferheld  1 , Héctor M Alvarez, Maria E Farias
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Review

Role of polyphosphates in microbial adaptation to extreme environments

Manfredo J Seufferheld et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Oct.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
HAAW ecosystem wetland in northwestern Argentinean Andes. (a) Salar de la Laguna Verde at 4,400 m above sea level; the HAAW ecosystem lakes are hypersaline and shallow, are separated by salar pads, and contain high levels of arsenic. (b) Laguna Vilama, at 4,600 m above sea level, has gradients of salinity along with microbial mats.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Confocal immunofluorescence and ultrastructural analysis of the acidocalcisomes of A. tumefaciens and R. rubrum. (a) Analysis of the H+-V- PPase of A. tumefaciens using polyclonal antibodies against the H+-PPase of Trypanosoma cruzi. Labeling is at one pole of the cells, where acidocalcisomes are located. (b) Thin-section micrograph of an acidocalcisome volutin granule of A. tumefaciens showing a partially empty vacuole that corresponds to an acidocalcisome containing electron-dense material. (c) Confocal immunofluorescence image of the H+-V- PPase of R. rubrum. Arrows show labeling of the acidocalcisomes. (d) Confocal thin section of R. rubrum. Arrows show the internal label of the acidocalcisome. Bars, 0.5 μm. (Panels c and d are reprinted from reference .)
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