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Klappentext Produced by microbes on a large scale! methane is an important alternative fuel as well as a potent greenhouse gas. This title focuses on microbial methane metabolism! which is central to the global carbon cycle. It covers such topics as isolation and classification of microorganisms! metagenomics approaches! and field measurements. Zusammenfassung Produced by microbes on a large scale! methane is an important alternative fuel as well as a potent greenhouse gas. This title focuses on microbial methane metabolism! which is central to the global carbon cycle. It covers such topics as isolation and classification of microorganisms! metagenomics approaches! and field measurements.
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1. Techniques for Cultivating Methanogens 2. Genetic Methods for Methanosarcina species 3. Genetic Systems for Hydrogenotrophic Methanogens 4. Molecular tools for investigating ANME community structure and function 5. Studying gene regulation in methanogenic archaea 6. Growth of Methanogens Under Defined Hydrogen Conditions 7. Preparation of [Fe]-hydrogenase from methanogenic archaea 8. Assay of methylotrophic methyltransferases from methanogenic archaea 9. Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase from Methanothermobacter marburgensis 10. Methods for Analysis of Acetyl-CoA Synthase: Applications to bacterial and archaeal systems 11. Acetate Kinase and Phosphotransacetylase 12. Sodium ion translocation and ATP synthesis in methanogens 13. Proton translocation in methanogens 14. Measuring isotope fractionation by autotrophic microorganisms and enzymes 15. 2-Oxoacid Metabolism in Methanogenic CoM and CoB Biosynthesis 16. Biomethanation and its potential
