Genetic diversity and expression of the [NiFe] hydrogenase large- subunit gene of Desulfovibrio spp. in environmental samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4360-4369

  Wawer, Cathrin ^a   Jetten, Mike S M ^b   Muyzer, Gerard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREACTOR; DESULFOVIBRIO; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030666834     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4360-4369.1997     Document Type: Article

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