Methane oxidation in termite hindguts: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2024-2028

  Pester, Michael ^a   Tholen, Anne ^a,b   Friedrich, Michael W ^a   Brune, Andreas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ALTANA Pharma   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; GREENHOUSE GASES; OXIDATION;

METHANE EMISSIONS; OXYGEN GRADIENT; TERMITE HINDGUT;

METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMENSAL; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; TERMITE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DNA EXTRACTION; EXPOSURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTESTINE; ISOPTERA; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PMOA GENE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ISOPTERA; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGENASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 33947378332     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02190-06     Document Type: Article

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