Molecular ecological analysis of methanogens and methanotrophs in blanket bog peat

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-233

  McDonald, I R ^a,d   Upton, M ^b   Hall, G ^c   Pickup, R W ^c   Edwards, C ^b   Saunders, J R ^b   Ritchie, D A ^b   Murrell, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DNA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GENE PROBE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHYLOCOCCUS; METHYLOSINUS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; OXIDATION; PEAT BOG; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL RNA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIUM; BOG; METHANOGENESIS; PEAT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032737113     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900172     Document Type: Article

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