Archaea in black sea water column particulate matter and sediments - Evidence from ether lipid derivatives

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 677-688

  King, Linda L ^a   Pease, Tamara K ^a   Wakeham, Stuart G ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Black Sea; Ether lipids; Head to head biphytanes; Isoprenoids; Methanogens; Phytane; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BIPHYTANES; BLACK SEA; ETHER LIPID; ISOPRENOIDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHANOGENS; SEDIMENTS; THERMOPILES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIUM; COLD TOLERANCE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEDIMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BLACK SEA;

EID: 0031854458     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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