Shallow microbial recycling of deep-sourced carbon in gulf of cadiz mud volcanoes

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 283-295

  Nuzzo, Marianne ^a,b   Hornibrook, Edward R C ^a   Hensen, Christian ^b   Parkes, R John ^c   Cragg, Barry A ^c   Rinna, Joachim ^c   von Deimling, Jens Schneider ^b   Sommer, Stefan ^b   Magalhães, Vitor H ^d,e   Reitz, Anja ^b   Brückmann, Warner ^b   Pinheiro, Luis M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d INETI   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; RECYCLING; REDUCTION; SOURCE ROCK; SULFATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 49149107040     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450802258196     Document Type: Article

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