The potential of methane-oxidizing bacteria for applications in environmental biotechnology

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-102

  Wendlandt, Karin Dagmar ^e   Stottmeister, Ulrich ^a   Helm, Jana ^b   Soltmann, Bettina ^c   Jechorek, Mirko ^a   Beck, Matthias ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Pharma Production GmbH   (Germany)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Biogas; Methane monooxygenase inhibition; Methane utilizing mixed culture; Poly hydroxybutyrate; Trichloroethylene degradation

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYBUTYRATE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE INHIBITION; MIXED CULTURES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANESTHETICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BATCH REACTORS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSTS; CELL CULTURE; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SOILS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

METHANE;

AMMONIUM MONOOXYGENASE; BIOGAS; BIOPOLYMER; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYMER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE; UREASE INHIBITOR; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME; GAS PIPELINE; INHIBITOR; LEAKAGE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORTALITY; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; URBAN AREA;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; METABOLISM; METHANOTROPH; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOSINUS TRICHOSPORIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PLANT ROOT; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TREE; URBAN AREA;

METHYLOCYSTIS;

EID: 77950816792     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200900093     Document Type: Review

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