Detection of methane oxidizing bacteria in forest soil by monooxygenase PCR amplification

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 282-289

  Jensen, S ^a,d   Holmes, A J ^b,c   Olsen, R A ^a   Murrell, J C ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOA GENE; FOREST; GENE SEQUENCING; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; NORWAY; OXIDATION KINETICS; PMOA GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOIL; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

BACTERIUM; FOREST SOIL; METHANE; OXIDATION;

EID: 0033949683     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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