Methane formation from long-chain alkanes by anaerobic microorganisms

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6750, 1999, Pages 266-269

  Zengler, Karsten ^a   Richnow, Hans H ^b   Rosselló Mora, Ramon ^a   Michaelis, Walter ^b   Widdel, Friedrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOMASS; ENERGY CONVERSION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKANES; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EURYARCHAEOTA; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0033575903     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/45777     Document Type: Article

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