Abundance and activity of methanotrophic bacteria in littoral and profundal sediments of lake constance (Germany)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Rahalkar, M ^a   Deutzmann, J ^a   Schink, B ^a   Bussmann, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DEPTH PROFILES; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATIONS; GERMANY; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; LAKE CONSTANCE; METHANE OXIDATION RATES; METHANE OXIDATIONS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; METHANOTROPHS; OXIDIZING BACTERIA; SEDIMENT DEPTHS; SEDIMENT LAYERS;

BACTERIOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHANE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BODENSEE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 58149340247     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01350-08     Document Type: Article

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