Glycine betaine as a direct substrate for methanogens (methanococcoides spp.)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 289-293

  Watkins, Andrew J ^a   Rousse, Erwan G ^a   Parkes, R John ^a   Sass, Henrik ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLAMINES; GLYCINE BETAINE; GROWTH YIELD; METHANOGENESIS; METHYL GROUP; N ,N-DIMETHYLGLYCINE; N-METHYLGLYCINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

AMINATION; AMINO ACIDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; METHANOGENS;

SUBSTRATES;

GROWTH RATE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SUBSTRATE;

BETAINE; DIMETHYLAMINE; METHANE; METHYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINACEAE;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BETAINE; DIMETHYLAMINES; ENERGY METABOLISM; METHANE; METHANOSARCINACEAE; METHYLAMINES;

EID: 84891070778     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03076-13     Document Type: Article

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