Carbon isotopic fractionation associated with methylotrophic methanogenesis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 465-475

  Summons, Roger E ^a,c   Franzmann, Peter D ^b,c   Nichols, Peter D ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carbon isotopic fractionation; Compound specific 13C analysis; Laboratory culture; Methanogenesis; Methanogens; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CARBON; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPES; LIPIDS; METHANE; METHANOGENS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON CYCLE; FRACTIONATION; METHANOGENESIS;

EID: 0032485825     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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