Shiladitya DasSarma
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Shiladitya DasSarma is an Indian-American molecular biologist well-known for contributions to the biology of halophilic and extremophilic microorganisms. He is a Professor in the University of Marylan
DasSarma in 2016
Haloarchaea
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Haloarchaea are a class of archaea under the phylum Euryarchaeota, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. 'Halobacteria' are now recognized as archaea rather than bacteria and are one
Shiladitya DasSarma
…gene transfers, such as the genes for aerobic respiration. Post-genomic research in his laboratory established the core and signature proteins in halophilic Archaea, and the function of many genes and genetic elements, including multiple replication origins, general transcription factors, and DNA repair systems…
Halobacteria
Salt ponds with pink colored Haloarchaea on the edge of San Francisco Bay, near Fremont, California