Insights into the obligate methanotroph Methylococcus capsulatus

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 195-198

  Kelly, Donovan P ^a   Anthony, Christopher ^b   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ACETYL COENZYME A ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CARBON; FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPID; HYDROGEN; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); SULFUR; TRANSALDOLASE;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON UTILIZATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

METHYLOCOCCUS; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS; METHYLOCOCCUS CAPSULATUS STR. BATH;

EID: 18044393883     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2005.03.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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