Structural and functional features of methanotrophs from hypersaline and alkaline lakes

Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 472-482

  Khmelenina, V N ^a   Shchukin, V N ^b   Reshetnikov, A S ^a   Mustakhimov, I I ^a   Suzina, N E ^a   Eshinimaev, B Ts ^a   Trotsenko, Yu A ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b PUSHCHINO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ectoine; halophilic and alkaliphilic methanotrophs; Methylobacter; Methylomicrobium; osmoadaptation; phylogeny; S layers; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTER; METHYLOBACTER ALCALIPHILUS; METHYLOBACTER MARINUS; METHYLOMICROBIUM; METHYLOMICROBIUM BURYATENSE;

EID: 77955815592     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261710040090     Document Type: Article

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