Hydrogen 'leakage' during methanogenesis from methanol and methylamine: Implications for anaerobic carbon degradation pathways in aquatic sediments

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1060-1071

  Finke, Niko ^a,b   Hoehler, Tori Michael ^b   Jørgensen, Bo Barker ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; METHYLAMINE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; METHANOL; METHYLAMINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 33947112809     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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