Growth and methane oxidation rates of anaerobic methanotrophic archaea in a continuous-flow bioreactor

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5472-5482

  Girguis, Peter R ^a   Orphan, Victoria J ^a,b   Hallam, Steven J ^a   DeLong, Edward F ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS;

ANOXIC MARINE SEDIMENTS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

METHANE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; OXIDATION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

5'-NUCLEOTIDASE; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOREACTORS; DNA PRIMERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141815960     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.9.5472-5482.2003     Document Type: Article

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