Hydrogen consumption by methanogens on the early Earth

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 311-319

  Kral, Timothy A ^a   Brink, Keith M ^a   Miller, Stanley L ^b   Mckay, Christopher P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

CHEMICAL ENERGY; EARLY EARTH; HYDROGEN; METHANOGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EURYARCHAEOTA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA; NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; THERMODYNAMICS;

NASA CENTER ARC; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

BIOGENESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EURYARCHAEOTA; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOSARCINA;

EID: 0032102373     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006552412928     Document Type: Article

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