Joint Workshop on Aspects of Halophilism Held in Jerusalem, March 23-28, 1986. Program/Abstracts

摘要

Partial contents: The ecology and taxonomy of the archaebacterial halophiles; The occurrence of denitrification in the extreme halophilic bacteria; CO2 fixation in halobacteria; Comparison of Dunaliella strains; Approaches to a modern taxonomy; The evolution of the ribosome from moderate and extreme halophiles; X-ray structural studies on a 2Fe-2s ferredoxin from halobacteria of the Dead Sea; Solution structure of halophilic malate dehydrogenase from small angle neutron and X-ray scattering and ultracentrifugation measurements; Halobacterial glycoproteins; The effect of lowered Ca(++) and NaCl concentration on the cell wall of Halobacterium volcanii from the Dead Sea; Dielectric properties of some halophilic bacteria; Structure and function of the retinal pigments in halobacteria; The metal binding site of bacteriorhodopsin (bR); Studies of active transport as a means of understanding salt requirements and salt tolerance; Taxis; Mechanisms of Halotolerance; Molecular Genetics.