Microbial acetogenesis as a source of organic acids in ancient Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 925-928

  Chapelle, Francis H ^a   Bradley, Paul M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROORGANISMS; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WATER;

ACID PRODUCING; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAM POSITIVE; LABORATORY STUDIES; LONG-TERM INCUBATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; ROD-SHAPED BACTERIA; COASTAL PLAIN; PORE WATERS;

SEDIMENTS;

ACETONE; COASTAL PLAIN; DIAGENESIS; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC ACID; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACETOGENESIS; POREWATER;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0030482359     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0925:MAAASO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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