Characterization of methanotrophic bacterial populations in soils showing atmospheric methane uptake

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3312-3318

  Holmes, Andrew J ^a,b   Roslev, Peter ^c   McDonald, Ian R ^a   Iversen, Niels ^c   Henriksen, Kaj ^c   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; METHANE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLIMATE; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0032772094     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3312-3318.1999     Document Type: Article

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