pmoA primers for detection of anaerobic methanotrophs

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3877-3880

  Luesken, Francisca A ^a   Zhu, Baoli ^a,b   van Alen, Theo A ^a   Butler, Margaret K ^a,d   Diaz, Marina Rodriguez ^a,e   Song, Bongkeun ^c   Op den Camp, Huub J M ^a   Jetten, Mike S M ^a   Ettwig, Katharina F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATIONS; METHANOTROPHS; MOLECULAR TOOLS;

METHANE;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FRESH WATER; METHANE; PRIMER DNA;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT TYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITRITE; OXIDATION;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79958276768     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02960-10     Document Type: Article

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