Comparative transcriptome analysis of responses of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus to different environmental stimuli

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 893-905

  Kato, Souichiro ^b   Kosaka, Tomoyuki ^a,b,c   Watanabe, Kazuya ^b,c  

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

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; TEMPERATURE; UPREGULATION;

AMMONIA; ANAEROBIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; TEMPERATURE; UP-REGULATION;

METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS;

EID: 40949088993     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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