Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate metabolism in the type II Methanotroph Methylocystis parvus OBBP

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 6012-6019

  Pieja, Allison J ^a   Sundstrom, Eric R ^a   Criddle, Craig S ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CULTURES; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CARBON ASSIMILATION; CELL CONCENTRATIONS; GLYOXYLATE; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; METHANOTROPHS; METHYLOCYSTIS PARVUS; PHB METABOLISM; POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; REDUCING POWER; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; STORAGE POLYMERS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TYPE II;

METABOLISM; METHANE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL CULTURE;

CARBON; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYOXYLIC ACID; GLYOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; METHANE; NITROGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BACTERIUM; CARBON BUDGET; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; METHYLOCYSTACEAE;

CARBON; FORMIC ACIDS; GLYOXYLATES; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; METHANE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; NITROGEN; POLYESTERS;

METHYLOCYSTIS PARVUS;

EID: 80052774737     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00509-11     Document Type: Article

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