Metagenomics, biotechnology with non-culturable microbes

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 955-962

  Schmeisser, Christel ^a   Steele, Helen ^a   Streit, Wolfgang R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Environmental genomics; Metagenomics; Non cultivated microbes

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL GENOMICS; METAGENOMICS; NON-CULTIVATED MICROBES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ENZYMES; GENES;

MICROORGANISMS;

AMIDASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; ENZYME; GLYCEROL HYDRATASE; INDIRUBIN; NITRILASE; NITRILE HYDRATASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENZYME; GENE; GENOMICS; MICROORGANISM;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SCREENING; DRUG SCREENING; ECOLOGY; GENOME; GENOMICS; INDUSTRY; LEUKEMIA; LIPOLYSIS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENOMICS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34250639490     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0945-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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