American Society for Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 11(77), p. 3884-3887, 2011
DOI: 10.1128/aem.00190-11
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ABSTRACT DNA-based stable-isotope probing was applied to identify the active microorganisms involved in syntrophic butyrate oxidation in paddy field soil. After 14 and 21 days of incubation with [U- 13 C]butyrate, the bacterial Syntrophomonadaceae and the archaeal Methanosarcinaceae and Methanocellales incorporated substantial amounts of 13 C label into their nucleic acids. Unexpectedly, members of the Planctomycetes and Chloroflexi were also labeled with 13 C by yet-unclear mechanisms.