Isolation and characterization of Methanomethylovorans hollandica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from freshwater sediment, a methylotrophic methanogen able to grow on dimethyl sulfide and methanethiol

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3641-3650

  Lomans, Bart P ^a   Maas, Ronald ^a   Luderer, Rianne ^a   Op Den Camp, Huub J M ^a   Pol, Arjan ^a   Van Der Drift, Chris ^a   Vogels, Godfried D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; FRESH WATER; METHANETHIOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMOSTAT; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOMETHYLOVORANS HOLLANDICA; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; STEADY STATE;

METHANOCOCCOIDES BURTONII; METHANOHALOPHILUS; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOMETHYLOVORANS HOLLANDICA;

EID: 0032765991     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3641-3650.1999     Document Type: Article

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