Oxidation and assimilation of atmospheric methane by soil methane oxidizers

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 874-880

  Roslev, Peter ^a   Iversen, Niels ^a   Henriksen, Kaj ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; TRACER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BREATHING; FOREST; MICROBIAL GROWTH; OXIDATION; SOIL; STARVATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031020671     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.3.874-880.1997     Document Type: Article

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