Simultaneous methanogenesis and oxygen reduction by Methanobrevibacter cuticularis at low oxygen fluxes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-312

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coenzyme F420; Factor F390; Methanogenesis; Oxygen reduction; Oxygen tolerance; Termite hindgut

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; OXYGEN; TERMITE; TOLERANCE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; ISOPTERA; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER CUTICULARIS; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ISOPTERA; METHANE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES;

ISOPTERA; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER CUTICULARIS;

EID: 35949002126     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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