Products of trace methane oxidation during nonmethyltrophic growth by Methanosarcina

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Moran, James J ^a,b   House, Christopher H ^a   Thomas, B ^a   Freeman, Katherine H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; CARBON MONOXIDE; METABOLISM; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; OXIDATION;

INSECTIVORA; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS;

EID: 34548354509     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JG000268     Document Type: Article

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