Molecular characterization of anaerobic microbial communities from benzene-degrading sediments under methanogenic conditions

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1789-1794

  Chang, Wook ^a,b   Um, Youngsoon ^a,c   Holoman, Tracey R Pulliam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHARACTERIZATION; DESIGN; METHANOGENS; SEDIMENTS;

ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIE; BENZENE-DEGRADING SEDIMENT; METHANOGENIC CONDITION; MICROBIAL POPULATION; MOLECULAR CHARCTERIZATION;

MOLECULES;

ARCHAEAL RNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BENZENE; RNA 16S;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BALTIMORE; BASE SEQUENCE; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENE LIBRARY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTEROIDETES; EURYARCHAEOTA; FIRMICUTES; THERMOTOGAE; THERMOTOGAE (CLASS);

EID: 28844446178     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp050250p     Document Type: Article

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