Methane oxidation and its coupled electron-sink reactions in ruminal fluid

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 354-357

  Kajikawa, H ^a   Valdes, C ^b   Hillman, K ^c   Wallace, R J ^d   Newbold, C Jamie ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methane oxidation; Nitrate reduction; Oxygen; Rumen; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CH 4; ELECTRON SINK; METHANE OXIDATION; MICROBIAL CELLS; NITRATE REDUCTION; OXIDATION OF METHANE; RUMEN; RUMINAL MICROBES; SULFATE REDUCTION; SULPHONATES;

METHANE;

METHANE;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; RUMINANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038019539     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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