Re-analysis of omics data indicates Smithella may degrade alkanes by addition to fumarate under methanogenic conditions

ISME Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2353-2356

  Tan, Boonfei ^a   Nesbø, Camilla ^a,b   Foght, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMITHELLA;

ALKANE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM;

ALKANES; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENOME; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84926149337     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.87     Document Type: Note

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