Plate colonization of Methanococcus maripaludis and Methanosarcina thermophila in a modified canning jar

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-137

  Apolinario, Ethel A ^a   Sowers, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobe jar; Archaea; Hydrogen utilizer; Methanogen; Methylotroph; Plating

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; LABORATORY; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0030589084     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00401-6     Document Type: Article

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