Main Title |
Gene Structure in Methanogenic Bacteria. |
Author |
Reeve, J. N. ;
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CORP Author |
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Dept. of Microbiology.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.;Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
c1987 |
Year Published |
1987 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-810340, DE-AC02-81ER10945; EPA/600/J-87/495; |
Stock Number |
PB90-106279 |
Additional Subjects |
Deoxyribonucleic acids ;
Biomass ;
Escherichia coli ;
Bacillus subtilis ;
Bacterial genes ;
Archaebacteria ;
Genetic translation ;
Molecular cloning ;
Base sequence ;
Nucleic acid hybridization
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NTIS |
PB90-106279 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
10p |
Abstract |
Methane-producing microorganisms (methanogens) catalyze the terminal reactions in the anaerobic digestion of biomass. This is a well-established biotechnological process used for both waste treatment and the production of the renewal energy source methane. Although methanogens are procaryotes they are not closely related to well-known eubacterial species, commonly termed bacteria, but are members of the third biological kingdom, the Archaebacteria. The paper presents a brief review of the information currently available documenting the structure of genes in methanogens. A comparison of gene structure in eubacteria, eucaryotes and methanogens is given. Evidence is presented indicating that polypeptide-encoding genes in methanogens are organized into operons and that translation is coordinated, as in eubacteria, by messenger ribonucleic acid:16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid hybridization. Methanogen-derived genes are expressed when cloned in Escherichia coli, which should allow routine genetic engineering procedures to be used to dissect and manipulate the bioprocess of methanogenesis. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Poultry Science 66, p927-933 1987. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab., and Department of Energy, Washington, DC. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Category Codes |
57F; 57K; 68G |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/14 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
932619221 |
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NTIS |
Type |
CAT |