Growth characteristics and metabolic activities of the methanotrophic- heterotrophic groundwater community

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 448-456

  Hrsak D ^a   Begonja, A ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; METABOLISM; METHANE;

A-STABLE; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; HETEROTROPHS; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; METHANOTROPHS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SHAKE FLASKS; TYPE II;

GROUNDWATER;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; DECANE; GROUND WATER; METHANE; PHENYL GROUP; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

GROUNDWATER; GROWTH; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION;

EID: 0031680032     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.853505.x     Document Type: Article

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