Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis by moderately acid-tolerant methanogens of a methane-emitting acidic peat

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-83

  Horn, Marcus A ^a   Matthies, Carola ^a   Küsel, Kirsten ^a   Schramm, Andreas ^a   Drake, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; FORESTRY; GENES; METHANOGENS; METHANOL; MICROORGANISMS; PEAT; PH EFFECTS; RNA; SOILS;

HYDROGENOTROPHIC METHANOGENESIS; IN SITU MEASUREMENTS;

METHANE;

METHANE; RNA 16S;

EMISSION; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROORGANISM; PEAT;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOREST; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEATLAND; PH; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; RNA GENE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EURYARCHAEOTA; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; METHANE; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037224849     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.74-83.2003     Document Type: Article

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