Anaerobic transformation of furfural by Methanococcus deltae ΔLH

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2092-2094

  Belay, Negash ^a,b   Boopathy, Ramaraj ^a,c   Voskuilen, Gijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FURFURAL;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; METHANOBACTERIUM; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER RUMINANTIUM; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; METHANOTHERMOCOCCUS THERMOLITHOTROPHICUS;

EID: 0031000967     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.2092-2094.1997     Document Type: Article

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