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dc.contributor.author | Lebre, Pedro H.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | De Maayer, Pieter![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Cowan, Don A.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-03T13:05:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-03T13:05:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | Water is vital for many biological processes and is essential for all living organisms. However, numerous macroorganisms and microorganisms have adapted to survive in environments in which water is scarce; such organisms are collectively termed xerotolerant. With increasing global desertification due to climate change and human-driven desertification processes, it is becoming ever more important to understand how xerotolerant organisms cope with a lack of water. In this Review, we discuss the environmental, physiological and molecular adaptations that enable xerotolerant bacteria to survive in environments in which water is scarce and highlight insights from modern 'omics' technologies. Understanding xerotolerance will inform and hopefully aid efforts to regulate and even reverse desertification. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Genetics | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | hj2018 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | https://www.nature.com/nrmicro | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Lebre, P., De Maayer, P. & Cowan, D.A. 2017, 'Xerotolerant bacteria: surviving through a dry spell', Nature Reviews Microbiology, vol. 15, pp. 285–296. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1740-1526 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1740-1534 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1038/nrmicro.2017.16 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64376 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | en_ZA |
dc.rights | Nature Publishing Group | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Bacterial physiology | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Metagenomics | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Microbial ecology | en_ZA |
dc.title | Xerotolerant bacteria : surviving through a dry spell | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |