Diversity and structure of the methanogenic community in anoxic rice paddy soil microcosms as examined by cultivation and direct 16S rRNA gene sequence retrieval

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 960-969

  Großkopf, Regine ^a   Janssen, Peter H ^a,b   Liesack, Werner ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIA; PADDY SOIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOBACTERIUM; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA;

METHANOBACTERIUM BRYANTII; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; METHANOSARCINA; PLAGIOPYLA NASUTA;

EID: 2542508293     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.3.960-969.1998     Document Type: Article

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