Molecular diversity of the genes encoding ammonia monooxygenase and particulate methane monooxygenase from deep-sea sediments

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 530-537

  Hayashi, Toru ^a   Kaneko, Ryo ^a   Tanahashi, Manabu ^b   Naganuma, Takeshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia oxidation; Methane oxidation; Nankai Trough; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447519199     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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