Microbial degradation of the marine prymnesiophyte Emiliania huxleyi under oxic and anoxic conditions as a model for early diagenesis: Long chain alkadienes, alkenones and alkyl alkenoates

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 863-880

  Teece, M A ^a   Getliff, J M ^a   Leftley, J W ^b   Parkes, R J ^a   Maxwell, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Alkyl alkenoates; Emiliania huxleyi; G model; Kinetics; Microbial degradation; Model laboratory incubation systems

Indexed keywords

ALKENONES; ALKYL ALKENOATES; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; INCUBATION SYSTEMS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION;

AEROBIC DIGESTION; ALKADIENE; ALKENONE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; SEDIMENT; SLURRY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; LIPIDS; REACTION KINETICS; SEDIMENTS; SLURRIES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DIAGENESIS; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 0032438917     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00145-4     Document Type: Article

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