Deinococcus radiodurans

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A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Deinococcus radiodurans

Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Deinococcales; Deinococcaceae; Deinococcus

Species

NCBI: Taxonomy Genome

D. radiodurans, D. radiodurans R1

Description and significance

Genome structure

Cell structure and metabolism

Ecology

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Application to Biotechnology

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Current Research

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References

White, O. et al. Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1. Science 286, 1571-1577 (November 19, 1999).

Edited by Edwin Cook, student of Rachel Larsen and Kit Pogliano