Detection and classification of atmospheric methane oxidizing bacteria in soil

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6783, 2000, Pages 175-178

  Bull, Ian D ^a   Parekh, Nisha R ^b   Hall, Grahame H ^b   Ineson, Philip ^c   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; BACTERIUM; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACIDS; METHANE; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOSINUS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; METHYLOCYSTACEAE;

EID: 0034636417     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35012061     Document Type: Article

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