Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota

Nature Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Vanwonterghem, Inka ^a   Evans, Paul N ^a   Parks, Donovan H ^a   Jensen, Paul D ^a   Woodcroft, Ben J ^a   Hugenholtz, Philip ^a   Tyson, Gene W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; METHANOL; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARCHAEON; CARBON CYCLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ARCHAEA; CARBON CYCLE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHANE; METHANOL; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84989855219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.170     Document Type: Article

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