Molecular diversity of methanogens and identification of Methanolobus sp. as active methylotrophic Archaea in Lonar crater lake sediments

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Antony, Chakkiath Paul ^a   Colin Murrell, J ^b   Shouche, Yogesh S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DGGE; Lonar Lake; McrA; Methanogens; Methanolobus; MRNA RT PCR

Indexed keywords

METHANE; RNA 16S;

BASALT; CRATER LAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROCOSM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; INDIA; LAKE; METABOLISM; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINACEAE; METHANOSARCINALES; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SEDIMENT;

ARCHAEA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, RRNA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIA; LAKES; METHANE; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINACEAE; METHANOSARCINALES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

INDIA; LONAR LAKE; MAHARASHTRA;

ARCHAEA; EURYARCHAEOTA; HALOBACTERIALES; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOLOBUS OREGONENSIS; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES;

EID: 84862306963     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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