Phylogenetic analysis of peat bog methanogen populations

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 425-429

  Nercessian, Debra ^a   Upton, Mathew ^b   Lloyd, David ^c   Edwards, Clive ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MCRI; Methanogen; Peat bog; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 0032971335     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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