Novel hydrocarbon monooxygenase genes in the metatranscriptome of a natural deep-sea hydrocarbon plume

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-71

  Li, Meng ^a   Jain, Sunit ^a   Baker, Brett J ^a   Taylor, Chris ^a   Dick, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHYLOCOCCACEAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; RNA 16S; SEA WATER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALIFORNIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; HYDROCARBONS; METAGENOME; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84891624159     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12182     Document Type: Article

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