A marine microbial consortium apparently mediating anaerobic oxidation methane

Nature

Volumn 407, Issue 6804, 2000, Pages 623-626

  Boetius, Antje ^a   Ravenschlag, Katrin ^a   Schubert, Carsten J ^a   Rickert, Dirk ^b   Widdel, Friedrich ^a   Gleseke, Armin ^a   Amann, Rudolf ^a   Jørgensen, Bo Barker ^a   Witte, Ursula ^a   Pfannkuche, Olaf ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; DEEP WATER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BEGGIATOACEAE; DELTA PROTEOBACTERIA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; OCEANS AND SEAS; OREGON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 18844481026     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35036572     Document Type: Article

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