Physiological ecology of Methanobrevibacter cuticularis sp. nov. and Methanobrevibacter curvatus sp. nov., isolated from the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3620-3631

  Leadbetter, Jared R ^a   Breznak, John A ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CYTOLYSIS; ECOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ISOPTERA; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER ARBORIPHILUS; METHANOBREVIBACTER CURVATUS; METHANOBREVIBACTER CUTICULARIS; MICROBIOTA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0029782668     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.10.3620-3631.1996     Document Type: Article

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