Inhibition of methanogenesis by methyl fluoride: Studies of pure and defined mixed cultures of anaerobic bacteria and archaea

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4552-4557

  Janssen, Peter H ^a,b   Frenzel, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROMETHANE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

EID: 0030724366     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4552-4557.1997     Document Type: Article

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