Comparative analysis of metagenomes from three methanogenic hydrocarbon-degrading enrichment cultures with 41 environmental samples

ISME Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2028-2045

  Tan, Boonfei ^a,d   Jane Fowler, S ^b,d,e   Laban, Nidal Abu ^a,b   Dong, Xiaoli ^b,c   Sensen, Christoph W ^c,f   Foght, Julia ^a   Gieg, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GENOME; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; METABOLISM; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM;

ASSA;

HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; METHANE; RNA 16S;

ALBERTA; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENETICS; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL AND GAS FIELD; PHYLOGENY; POND; SEDIMENT;

ALBERTA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EURYARCHAEOTA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; METHANE; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PHYLOGENY; PONDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84939575191     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.22     Document Type: Article

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