Characterization of a novel facultative Methylocystis species capable of growth on methane, acetate and ethanol

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-181

  Im, Jeongdae ^a   Lee, Sung Woo ^a,c   Yoon, Sukhwan ^a   Dispirito, Alan A ^b   Semrau, Jeremy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLOCYSTIS; METHYLOCYSTIS ECHINOIDES; METHYLOCYSTIS ROSEA;

EID: 78649514984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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