Vertical profiles of methanogenesis and methanogens in two contrasting acidic peatlands in central New York State, USA

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1428-1440

  Cadillo Quiroz, Hinsby ^a   Bräuer, Suzanna ^a   Yashiro, Erika ^a,b   Sun, Christine ^a   Yavitt, Joseph ^a   Zinder, Stephen ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ECOSYSTEM; METHANE; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINALES; NEW YORK; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EURYARCHAEOTA; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES;

EID: 33745767937     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01036.x     Document Type: Article

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