The methanol dehydrogenase structural gene mxaf and its use as a functional gene probe for methanotrophs and methylotrophs

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3218-3224

  Mcdonald, Ian R ^a   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE STRUCTURE; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOCYSTACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030872092     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3218-3224.1997     Document Type: Article

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