Microbial diversity and community structure of a highly active anaerobic methane-oxidizing sulfate-reducing enrichment

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3223-3232

  Jagersma, G Christian ^a   Meulepas, Roel J W ^a   Heikamp De Jong, Ineke ^a   Gieteling, Jarno ^a   Klimiuk, Adam ^b   Schouten, Stefan ^b   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^b   Lens, Piet N L ^a   Stams, Alfons J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; RNA 16S; SEA WATER; SULFATE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREACTOR; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREACTORS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIALES;

EID: 71249123618     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02036.x     Document Type: Article

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