Microbial dark matter ecogenomics reveals complex synergistic networks in a methanogenic bioreactor

ISME Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1710-1722

  Nobu, Masaru K ^a   Narihiro, Takashi ^a,b   Rinke, Christian ^c   Kamagata, Yoichi ^b,d   Tringe, Susannah G ^c   Woyke, Tanja ^c   Liu, Wen Tso ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATABOLISM; DETRITUS; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; GENOME; GENOMICS; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; PHTHALATE; PROTEIN; TAXONOMY;

PELOTOMACULUM;

ACETOGENIN; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EURYARCHAEOTA; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETOGENINS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; BUTYRATES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EURYARCHAEOTA; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METAGENOMICS; METHANE; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PHYLOGENY; PROPIONATES;

EID: 84937731549     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.256     Document Type: Article

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