Investigation of microbial influences on seafloor gas-hydrate formations

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 359-369

  Zhang, Guochang ^a   Rogers, Rudy E ^a   French, William T ^a   Lao, Wenjian ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Chemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Bacillus subtilis; Biosurfactants; Gas hydrates; Seafloor hydrates; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; GAS HYDRATE; GLUCOSE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SURFACTANT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846376537     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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