The activity level of a microbial community function can be predicted from its metatranscriptome

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 902-904

  Helbling, Damian E ^a   Ackermann, Martin ^a,b   Fenner, Kathrin ^a,b   Kohler, Hans Peter E ^a   Johnson, David R ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

environmental genomics; metagenomics; xenobiotic degradation

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; ATRAZINE CHLOROHYDROLASE; HERBICIDE; HYDROLASE;

ABUNDANCE; ATRAZINE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMICS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; XENOBIOTICS;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; METHODOLOGY;

ATRAZINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HERBICIDES; HYDROLASES; METAGENOMICS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84858864044     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.158     Document Type: Article

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