Methyl Coenzyme M Reductase A (mcrA) Gene-Based Investigation of Methanogens in the Mudflat Sediments of Yangtze River Estuary, China

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 257-267

  Zeleke, Jemaneh ^a   Lu, Shui Long ^a   Wang, Jian Gong ^a   Huang, Jing Xin ^b   Li, Bo ^b   Ogram, Andrew V ^c   Quan, Zhe Xue ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METHANE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RIVERS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCALES; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINACEAE; METHANOSARCINALES; UNCULTURED METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON;

EID: 84880074811     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0155-2     Document Type: Article

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