Identification of functionally active aerobic methanotrophs in sediments from an arctic lake using stable isotope probing

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1403-1419

  He, Ruo ^a,b   Wooller, Matthew J ^b,c   Pohlman, John W ^d   Catranis, Catharine ^b   Quensen, John ^e   Tiedje, James M ^e   Leigh, Mary Beth ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c University of Alaska   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; ISOTOPE; METHANE; RNA 16S;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAKE; METABOLISM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES;

AEROBIOSIS; ALASKA; ARCTIC REGIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHYLOBACTER; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; METHYLOMONAS; METHYLOPHILUS; METHYLOTENERA;

EID: 84861954033     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02725.x     Document Type: Article

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