Lipid biomarker patterns of phosphogenic sediments from upwelling regions

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-82

  Arning, Esther T ^a   Birgel, Daniel ^a   Schulz Vogt, Heide N ^b   Holmkvist, Lars ^b   Jørgensen, Bo Barker ^b   Larson, Alyssa ^c   Peckmann, Jörn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beggiatoa; Chile; Culfate reducing bacteria; Lipid biomarkers; Namibia; Peru; Phosphogenesis; Sulfide oxidizing bacteria; Sulfur cycle; Thiomargarita; Thioploca

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; DEGRADATION; FATTY ACID; LIPID; MOTILITY; PHOSPHOGENESIS; SEDIMENT; SULFUR CYCLE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; CHILE; NAMIBIA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; THIOMARGARITA; THIOPLOCA;

EID: 41549166919     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450801934854     Document Type: Article

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