Phylogeny of Methanopyrus kandleri based on methyl coenzyme M reductase operons

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1170-1173

  Nölling, Jörk ^a   Elfner, Amy ^a   Palmer, John R ^a   Steigerwald, Vanessa J ^a   Pihl, Todd D ^a   Lake, James A ^b   Reeve, John N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MESNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOPYRUS KANDLERI;

EID: 0029817514     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-4-1170     Document Type: Article

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