Methanotroph diversity in landfill soil: Isolation of novel type I and type II methanotrophs whose presence was suggested by culture-independent 16S ribosomal DNA analysis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4887-4897

  Wise, Mark G ^a   McArthur, J Vaun ^b   Shimkets, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; POLYPEPTIDE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DNA; LANDFILL; METHANOTROPHY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DILUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

METHYLOBACTER; METHYLOCYSTIS; METHYLOMICROBIUM; METHYLOSINUS;

EID: 0032703075     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.4887-4897.1999     Document Type: Article

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