Miniaturized extinction culturing is the preferred strategy for rapid isolation of fast-growing methane-oxidizing bacteria

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 368-378

  Hoefman, Sven ^a   van der Ha, David ^b   De Vos, Paul ^a,c   Boon, Nico ^b   Heylen, Kim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c BCCM/LMG Culture Collection   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANE OXIDIZING BACTERIA; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOMONAS; METHYLOSINUS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MINIATURIZED EXTINCTION CULTURING; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; PURIFICATION;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; WASTE WATER;

METHYLOMONAS; METHYLOSINUS SP.;

EID: 84859872663     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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