Anaerobic oxidization of methane in a minerotrophic peatland: Enrichment of nitrite-dependent methane-oxidizing bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 8657-8665

  Zhu, Baoli ^a   van Dijk, Gijs ^a   Fritz, Christian ^a   Smolders, Alfons J P ^a   Pol, Arjan ^a   Jetten, Mike S M ^a   Ettwiga, Katharina F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATIONS; ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANES; BACTERIAL CELLS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; FRESHWATER SYSTEMS; NETHERLANDS; OXIDIZATION; PEATLAND; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PORE WATERS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SINK-IN; SITU PH; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRANSITION ZONES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGE;

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; GENES; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; NITRATES; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

METHANE;

BACTERIAL DNA; METHANE; NITRITE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; METHANE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NITRITE; OXIDATION; PEATLAND; PHYLOGENETICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NETHERLANDS; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

NETHERLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871007912     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02102-12     Document Type: Article

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