Summary: Genome Biology 2008, 9:R70
Open Access2008Paulet al.Volume 9, Issue 4, Article R70Research
Molecular signature of hypersaline adaptation: insights from
genome and proteome composition of halophilic prokaryotes
Sandip Paul*, Sumit K Bag*, Sabyasachi Das, Eric T Harvill and
Chitra Dutta*§
Addresses: *Bioinformatics Center, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja SC Mullick Road, Kolkata - 700 032, India. Department of
Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, Mueller Lab, University Park, PA 16802, USA. Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. §Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, Indian Institute of
Chemical Biology, 4, Raja SC Mullick Road, Kolkata - 700 032, India.
Correspondence: Chitra Dutta. Email: cdutta@iicb.res.in
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Molecular signatures of halophilic prokaryotes

A comparative genomic and proteomic study of halophilic and non-halophilic prokaryotes identifies specific genomic and proteomicfeatures typical of halophilic species that are independent from genomic GC-content and taxonomic position.

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