Vertical distribution of methanogens in the anoxic sediment of Rotsee (Switzerland)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2402-2408

  Zepp Falz, K ^a   Holliger, C ^a   Grosskopf R ^b   Liesack, W ^b   Nozhevnikova, A N ^a   Muller B ^a   Wehrli, B ^a   Hahn, D ^c,d  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CARBON 14; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANOXIC SEDIMENT; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT; SWITZERLAND;

ROTSEE; SWITZERLAND;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSAETA; PLAGIOPYLA NASUTA;

EID: 0032974707     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2402-2408.1999     Document Type: Article

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