The genome sequence of Methanosphaera stadtmanae reveals why this human intestinal archaeon is restricted to methanol and H2 for methane formation and ATP synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 642-658

  Fricke, Wolfgang F ^a   Seedorf, Henning ^b   Henne, Anke ^a,c   Krüer, Markus ^b   Liesegang, Heiko ^a   Hedderich, Reiner ^b   Gottschalk, Gerhard ^a   Thauer, Rudolf K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c QIAGEN GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHETASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE DEHYDROGENASE; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; METHANOL COENZYME M METHYLTRANSFERASE; MOLYBDOPTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARBON SOURCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUKARYOTE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; INTESTINE FLORA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE; MTAA GENE; MTAB GENE; MTAC GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; BASE COMPOSITION; COENZYMES; DEUTERIUM; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; METALLOPROTEINS; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROTEOME; PTERIDINES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE;

EID: 30744456055     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.2.642-658.2006     Document Type: Article

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