Improved approach for transferring and cultivating Methanosarcina acetivorans C2A (DSM 2834)

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 786-789

  Summer, Heike ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Archaea; Media preparation; Methanosarcina acetivorans cultivation; Rapid techniques; Transfer of cells

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARCHAEA; MEDIA PREPARATION; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS CULTIVATION; RAPID TECHNIQUES; TRANSFER OF CELLS;

CELL CULTURE;

DITHIOTHREITOL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

CELL ORGANELLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH; MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROKARYOTE; PROTEOMICS;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL TRANSFER; CELL VIABILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INNER CELL MASS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SYRINGE; TRANSFER CELL;

METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS;

EID: 65649090256     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02592.x     Document Type: Article

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