Anaerobic methane oxidation associated with marine gas hydrates: Superlight C-isotopes from saturated and unsaturated C20 and C25 irregular isoprenoids

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 295-300

  Elvert, Marcus ^a   Suess, Erwin ^a   Whiticar, Michael J ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENOID; METHANE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOMASS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; OXIDATION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032966683     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050619     Document Type: Article

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