In situ measurement of methane fluxes and analysis of transcribed particulate methane monooxygenase in desert soils

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2598-2610

  Angel, Roey ^a   Conrad, Ralf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; DESERT CLIMATE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISRAEL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL;

BACTERIA; DESERT CLIMATE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENES, BACTERIAL; ISRAEL; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGENASES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 70349663872     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01984.x     Document Type: Article

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