Metabolism of organic compounds in anaerobic, hydrothermal sulphate-reducing marine sediments

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 583-591

  Tor, Jason M ^a,c   Amend, Jan P ^b   Lovley, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BENZOATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEAT; HYDROGEN; ITALY; MOLYBDENUM; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PALMITATES; SEAWATER; SULFATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038302039     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2003.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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