Differential expression of particulate methane monooxygenase genes in the verrucomicrobial methanotroph 'Methylacidiphilum kamchatkense' Kam1

Extremophiles

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 405-409

  Erikstad, Helge André ^a   Jensen, Sigmund ^a   Keen, T Jeffrey ^a   Birkeland, Nils Kåre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Methanotroph; mRNA; pmo; q PCR; Thermoacidophile; Verrucomicrobia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHANE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXYGENASES; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VERRUCOMICROBIA;

EID: 84860838927     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-012-0439-y     Document Type: Article

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