DNA-SIP Reveals That Syntrophaceae Play an Important Role in Methanogenic Hexadecane Degradation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Cheng, Lei ^a   Ding, Chen ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   He, Qiao ^a   Dai, Li rong ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON 13; HEXADECANE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM; DEGRADATION; DNA STABLE ISOTOPE PROBING; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENIC DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNTROPHACEAE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ALKANES; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOCULLEUS; SMITHELLA PROPIONICA; SYNTROPHACEAE;

EID: 84879712905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066784     Document Type: Article

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