The genome characteristics and predicted function of methyl-group oxidation pathway in the obligate aceticlastic methanogens, methanosaeta spp

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Zhu, Jinxing ^a,b   Zheng, Huajun ^c   Ai, Guomin ^a   Zhang, Guishan ^a   Liu, Di ^a   Liu, Xiaoli ^a   Dong, Xiuzhu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON 13; FWD PROTEIN; HETERODISULFIDE REDUCTASE ABC; HETERODISULFIDE REDUCTASE ED; MCH PROTEIN; MER PROTEIN; METHYL GROUP; MTD PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; METHANE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; METHANOSAETA HARUDINACEA 6AC; METHANOSAETA THERMOPHILA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SPECIES COMPARISON; WESTERN BLOTTING; ARCHAEAL GENOME; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINALES; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

METHANOSAETA; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; METHANOSAETA HARUNDINACEA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; METHANE; METHANOSARCINALES; OPERON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES;

EID: 84860993458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036756     Document Type: Article

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