Abstract
Shih et al. isolate eight nematode species from the arsenic-rich Mono Lake, previously thought to contain only two animal species. One of the Mono Lake nematodes is culturable and shows high arsenic resistance. Resistance in closely related non-extremophile species raises the possibility that nematodes are widely pre-adapted to be extremophiles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3339-3344.e4 |
Journal | Current Biology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Mono Lake
- arsenic
- extremophiles
- nematodes
- preadaptation
- resilience
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences