Isolation of methanotrophic bacteria from termite gut

Microbiological Research

Volumn 179, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-37

  Reuß, Julia ^a   Rachel, Reinhard ^b   Kämpfer, Peter ^c   Rabenstein, Andreas ^d   Küver, Jan ^d   Dröge, Stefan ^e   König, Helmut ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Bremen Institute for Materials Testing (MPA)   (Germany)

^e Test and Research Institute Pirmasens (PFI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isolation of MOB; Methane oxidizing bacteria; Methylocystis; Microflora of termites; PmoA

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHANE; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ISOLATION OF MOB; METHANE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; METHYLOCYSTIS; MICROFLORA; PMOA;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; TERMITE;

INCISITERMES MARGINIPENNIS; ISOPTERA; MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS; METHYLOCYSTIS; METHYLOCYSTIS PARVUS; NEOTERMES CASTANEUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; ISOPTERA; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OXYGENASES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84942162908     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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