Methanol promotes atmospheric methane oxidation by methanotrophic cultures and soils?

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1091-1098

  Benstead, J ^a   King, G M ^a   Williams, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SOIL;

EID: 0031934219     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.3.1091-1098.1998     Document Type: Article

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