Molecular characterization of a microbial consortium involved in methane oxidation coupled to denitrification under micro-aerobic conditions

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-76

  Liu, Jingjing ^a,b   Sun, Faqian ^a   Wang, Liang ^a   Ju, Xi ^c   Wu, Weixiang ^a   Chen, Yingxu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Jiangxi Zhongmei Engineering Construction Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; METHANE; METHANOL; NITROUS OXIDE; RIBULOSE PHOSPHATE; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; METHANE OXIDATION COUPLED TO DENITRIFICATION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOPHILACEAE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; REACTOR; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84890088639     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12097     Document Type: Article

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