Facultative methanotrophy: False leads, true results, and suggestions for future research

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 323, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Semrau, Jeremy D ^a   diSpirito, Alan A ^b   Vuilleumier, Stéphane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Metabolism; Pollutant degradation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON; FORMALDEHYDE; GLYOXYLIC ACID; MALIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOTROPH; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOCAPSA; METHYLOCELLA; METHYLOCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ACETATES; BEIJERINCKIACEAE; CARBON; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORMALDEHYDE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHANE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHYLOCAPSA; METHYLOCELLA; METHYLOCYSTIS;

EID: 80052727912     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02315.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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