Characterization and in situ carbon metabolism of phototrophic consortia

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3739-3750

  Glaeser, Jens ^a,b   Overmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; RNA;

CARBON METABOLISM;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CARBON; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; LAKE; METABOLISM; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBON METABOLISM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHLOROBI; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

GERMANY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBI; CHROMATIACEAE; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 0038155154     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.3739-3750.2003     Document Type: Article

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