Molecular genetic analysis of a dimethylsulfoniopropionate lyase that liberates the climate-changing gas dimethylsulfide in several marine α-proteobacteria and Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 757-767

  Curson, A R J ^a   Rogers, R ^a   Todd, J D ^a   Brearley, C A ^a   Johnston, A W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFIDE; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE LYASE; LYASE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CLIMATE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; CLIMATE; GENES, BACTERIAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SULFIDES;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FULVIMARINA; LOKTANELLA; OCEANICOLA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES 2.4.1; STAPPIA; SULFITOBACTER;

EID: 38549098458     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01499.x     Document Type: Article

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