Methanotrophic bacteria

RS Hanson, TE Hanson - Microbiological reviews, 1996 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methane-utilizing bacteria (methanotrophs) are a diverse group of gram-negative bacteria
that are related to other members of the Proteobacteria. These bacteria are classified into …

Methanotrophs and copper

JD Semrau, AA DiSpirito, S Yoon - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Methanotrophs, cells that consume methane (CH4) as their sole source of carbon and
energy, play key roles in the global carbon cycle, including controlling anthropogenic and …

Determination of microbial diversity in environmental samples: pitfalls of PCR-based rRNA analysis

F v. Wintzingerode, UB Göbel… - FEMS microbiology …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
After nearly 10 years of PCR-based analysis of prokaryotic small-subunit ribosomal RNAs
for ecological studies it seems necessary to summarize reported pitfalls of this approach …

Molecular characterization of functional and phylogenetic genes from natural populations of methanotrophs in lake sediments

AM Costello, ME Lidstrom - Applied and environmental …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The 16S rRNA and pmoA genes from natural populations of methane-oxidizing bacteria
(methanotrophs) were PCR amplified from total community DNA extracted from Lake …

Microbial evolution, diversity, and ecology: a decade of ribosomal RNA analysis of uncultivated microorganisms

IM Head, JR Saunders, RW Pickup - Microbial ecology, 1998 - Springer
A bstract The application of molecular biological methods to study the diversity and ecology
of microorganisms in natural environments has been practiced since the mid-1980s. Since …

Quantitative Detection of Methanotrophs in Soil by Novel pmoA-Targeted Real-Time PCR Assays

S Kolb, C Knief, S Stubner… - Applied and Environmental …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methane oxidation in soils is mostly accomplished by methanotrophic bacteria. Little is
known about the abundance of methanotrophs in soils, since quantification by cultivation …

Molecular ecology techniques for the study of aerobic methanotrophs

IR McDonald, L Bodrossy, Y Chen… - Applied and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methane oxidation can occur in both aerobic and anaerobic environments; however, these
are completely different processes involving different groups of prokaryotes. Aerobic …

[PDF][PDF] The methanotrophs—the families Methylococcaceae and Methylocystaceae

J Bowman - The prokaryotes, 2006 - researchgate.net
Methanotrophs are a group of bacteria possessing a highly specialized metabolism
restricted to the utilization of methane and methanol and are a subset of the methylotrophs …

Microbial community structure and global trace gases

JP Schimel, JAY Gulledge - Global change biology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Global change can affect soil processes by either altering the functioning of existing
organisms or by restructuring the community, modifying the fundamental physiologies that …

Molecular techniques for determining microbial diversity and community structure in natural environments

J Theron, TE Cloete - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
The ability to quantify the number and kinds of microorganisms within a community is
fundamental to the understanding of the structure and function of an ecosystem. The simple …