Methanogen diversity in deep subsurface gas-associated water at the Minami-kanto gas field in Japan

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-100

  Mochimaru, Hanako ^a   Uchiyama, Hiroo ^a   Yoshioka, Hideyoshi ^b   Imachi, Hiroyuki ^c   Hoaki, Toshihiro ^d   Tamaki, Hideyuki ^b   Nakamura, Kohei ^b   Sekiguchi, Yuji ^b   Kamagata, Yoichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetotrophic; Archaeal methane; Formation water; Gas field; Hydrogenotrophic; Methanogen

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FORMATION WATER; GAS FIELD; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION DENSITY; RNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ARCHAEA; COCCOIDEA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALCULUS; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOSAETA; METHANOSPIRILLUM;

EID: 34247189128     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450701266571     Document Type: Article

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