Methanogenesis in marine sediments

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1125, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-157

  Ferry, James G ^a   Lessner, Daniel J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetate; Anaerobic; Carbon monoxide; Marine; Methane; Methanosarcina; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FRESH WATER; METHANE; METHYL GROUP; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOINFORMATICS; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FOOD CHAIN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEOMICS;

METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA ACETIVORANS;

EID: 41349089084     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1419.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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