Inhibition of methane oxidation by Methylococcus capsulatus with hydrochlorofluorocarbons and fluorinated methanes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2952-2956

  Matheson, Leah J ^a   Jahnke, Linda L ^b   Oremland, Ronald S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRAFLUORIDE; CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE; CHLOROFLUOROHYDROCARBON; DICHLOROFLUOROMETHANE; FLUOROFORM; FLUOROMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FLUORINATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; METHANOGENESIS; METHYLATION; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; OXIDATION;

METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS;

EID: 0030871234     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2952-2956.1997     Document Type: Article

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