Methanosarcina semesiae sp. nov., a dimethylsulfide-utilizing methanogen from mangrove sediment

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 171-178

  Lyimo, Thomas J ^a,b   Pol, Arjan ^a   Op Den Camp, Huub J M ^a   Harhangi, Harry R ^a   Vogels, Godfried D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Archaea; Dimethylsulfide; Mangrove; Methanogen; Methanosarcina semesiae sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM ION; METHANETHIOL; METHANOL; SODIUM ION; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH RATE; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA SEMESIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA SEMESIAE; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033951948     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-50-1-171     Document Type: Article

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