Methanotrophs and copper

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-531

  Semrau, Jeremy D ^a   Dispirito, Alan A ^b   Yoon, Sukhwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalkophore; Greenhouse gas control; Methanotrophy; Particulate methane monooxygenase; Pollutant degradation; Protein production

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEOME;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SOURCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

BACTERIA; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 77953215053     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2010.00212.x     Document Type: Review

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