Genetic analysis of mch mutants in two Methanosarcina species demonstrates multiple roles for the methanopterin-dependent C-1 oxidation/reduction pathway and differences in H2 metabolism between closely related species

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1671-1680

  Guss, Adam M ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Biswarup ^a,b   Zhang, Jun Kai ^a   Metcalf, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

H2 ANTIGEN; HYDROLASE; METHANOPTERIN; METHENYLTETRAHYDROMETHANOPTERIN CYCLOHYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL SUSPENSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEMBRANE BINDING; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACETIC ACID; AMINOHYDROLASES; CARBON DIOXIDE; GENE DELETION; GENES, ARCHAEAL; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; METHANOSARCINA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

ARCHAEA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 15944384321     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04514.x     Document Type: Article

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