Evolution and Ecology of Actinobacteria and Their Bioenergy Applications

Annual Review of Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2016, Pages 235-254

  Lewin, Gina R ^a   Carlos, Camila ^a   Chevrette, Marc G ^a   Horn, Heidi A ^a   McDonald, Bradon R ^a   Stankey, Robert J ^a   Fox, Brian G ^a   Currie, Cameron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Biofuels; Biotechnology; Cellulases; Streptomyces; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON CYCLING; COEVOLUTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENOMICS; HOST; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIONT; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84986587822     PISSN: 00664227     EISSN: 15453251     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-102215-095748     Document Type: Article

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