Browsing Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Panosyan, Hovik"
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Anoxybacillus karvacharensis sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from the Karvachar geothermal spring in Nagorno-Karabakh
Panosyan, Hovik; Margaryan, Armine; Birkeland, Nils-Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Twelve thermophilic Anoxybacillus strains were isolated from sediment and water samples from a Karvachar hot spring located in the northern part of Nagorno-Karabakh. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic ... -
Characteristics of DNA polymerase I from an extreme thermophile, Thermus scotoductus strain K1
Saghatelyan, Ani; Panosyan, Hovik; Trchounian, Armen; Birkeland, Nils Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Several native and engineered heat-stable DNA polymerases from a variety of sources are used as powerful tools in different molecular techniques, including polymerase chain reaction, medical diagnostics, DNA sequencing, ... -
Draft Genome Sequence of Escherichia coli Strain Tj, Isolated from the Varzob River in Tajikistan
Dzhuraeva, Munavvara; Shokirova, Mehrangez; Panosyan, Hovik; Bobodzhanova, Khursheda; Birkeland, Nils-Kåre (Journal article, 2020)The 4.6-Mbp draft genome sequence of Escherichia coli strain Tj, isolated from the Varzob River in Tajikistan, is presented. This strain possesses four prophage elements related to Shigella phage SfV, E. coli O157:H7-specific ... -
Draft Genome Sequence of Thermus scotoductus Strain K1, Isolated from a Geothermal Spring in Karvachar, Nagorno Karabakh
Saghatelyan, Ani; Poghosyan, Lianna; Panosyan, Hovik; Birkeland, Nils-Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-12)The 2,379,636-bp draft genome sequence of Thermus scotoductus strain K1, isolated from geothermal spring outlet located in the Karvachar region in Nagorno Karabakh is presented. Strain K1 shares about 80% genome sequence ... -
A glimpse of the prokaryotic diversity of the Large Aral Sea reveals novel extremophilic bacterial and archaeal groups
Shurigin, Vyacheslav; Hakobyan, Anna; Panosyan, Hovik; Egamberdieva, Dilfuza; Davranov, Kakhramon; Birkeland, Nils-Kåre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)During the last five decades, the Aral Sea has gradually changed from a saline water body to a hypersaline lake. Microbial community inhabiting the Aral Sea has been through a succession and continuous adaptation during ... -
Microbial Diversity of Terrestrial Geothermal Springs in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh: A Review
Saghatelyan, Ani; Margaryan, Armine; Panosyan, Hovik; Birkeland, Nils Kåre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The microbial diversity of high-altitude geothermal springs has been recently assessed to explore their biotechnological potential. However, little is known regarding the microbiota of similar ecosystems located on the ...