Identification of methyl coenzyme M reductase A (mcrA) genes associated with methane-oxidizing archaea

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5483-5491

  Hallam, Steven J ^a   Girguis, Peter R ^a   Preston, Christina M ^a   Richardson, Paul M ^b   DeLong, Edward F ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ISOTOPES; OXIDATION;

ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; METHANE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE A; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENETICS; METHANOTROPHY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATALYSIS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MCRA GENE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; COSMIDS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, ARCHAEAL; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0141592799     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.9.5483-5491.2003     Document Type: Article

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