Isolation of a novel acidiphilic methanogen from an acidic peat bog

Nature

Volumn 442, Issue 7099, 2006, Pages 192-194

  Bräuer, Suzanna L ^a   Cadillo Quiroz, Hinsby ^a   Yashiro, Erika ^a,b   Yavitt, Joseph B ^a   Zinder, Stephen H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH KINETICS; METHANE; PH;

METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; PEAT BOGS;

PEAT;

ACID; METHANE; PEAT;

ARCHEAN; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; PEATLAND;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANOBACTERIALES; NONHUMAN; PEATLAND; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ACIDITY; SPHAGNUM;

METHANOMICROBIALES;

EID: 33746156423     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04810     Document Type: Article

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