Analysis of 16S rRNA and methane monooxygenase gene sequences reveals a novel group of thermotolerant and thermophilic methanotrophs, Methylocaldum gen. nov.

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 493-503

  Bodrossy, Levente ^b   Holmes, Elizabeth M ^a,d   Holmes, Andrew J ^a,e   Kovács, Kornél L ^c   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA phylogeny; Methylocaldum gracile; Methylocaldum szegediense; Methylocaldum tepidum; Particulate methane monooxygenase gene; Thermophilic methanotrophs

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE;

GENES, BACTERIAL; HEAT; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGENASES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHYLOCALDUM; METHYLOCALDUM GRACILE; METHYLOCALDUM SZEGEDIENSE; METHYLOCALDUM TEPIDUM; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; METHYLOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; METHYLOMONAS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030729080     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050527     Document Type: Article

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