Assessing methanotrophy and carbon fixation for biofuel production by Methanosarcina acetivorans

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Nazem Bokaee, Hadi ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Saratram ^a   Ferry, James G ^b   Wood, Thomas K ^a,b   Maranas, Costas D ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome scale metabolic model; Methane utilization; Methanosarcina acetivorans

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON; METHANE; BIOFUEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CARBON FIXATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IN VIVO STUDY; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; METHANOTROPH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PREDICTION; THERMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINA;

BIOFUELS; CARBON; METHANOSARCINA; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84954348839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12934-015-0404-4     Document Type: Article

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