Pyrosequencing of mcrA and archaeal 16s rRNA genes reveals diversity and substrate preferences of methanogen communities in anaerobic digesters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 604-613

  Wilkins, David ^a   Lu, Xiao Ying ^a,b   Shen, Zhiyong ^a   Chen, Jiapeng ^a   Lee, Patrick K H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; METHANE; METHANOGENS; PULP DIGESTERS; RNA; THROUGHPUT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING; ACETOCLASTIC METHANOGENS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; METHANOGEN DIVERSITY; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; METHANOMICROBIALES (MMB); POSITIVE CORRELATIONS;

GENES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIGESTIBILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; RNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOMICROBIALES; METHANOSARCINALES;

ARCHAEAL DNA; METHANE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEON; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BIODIVERSITY; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE;

EID: 84920736175     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02566-14     Document Type: Article

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