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Methanotrophs

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004054

Microorganisms that metabolize methane as their only source of carbon and energy under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004054
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsmethane oxidizing bacteria; methane-oxidizing bacteria; methanophiles
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoTrophic relationships; Microorganisms; Soil bacteria; Methanogens
TranslationsSpanish: metanotrofos
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004054",
  "term": "Methanotrophs",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Microorganisms that metabolize methane as their only source of carbon and energy under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.",
  "synonyms": [
    "methane oxidizing bacteria",
    "methane-oxidizing bacteria",
    "methanophiles"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "trophic relationships",
    "microorganisms",
    "soil bacteria",
    "methanogens"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "metanotrofos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/methanotrophs/"
}

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