Characterization and spatial distribution of methanogens and methanogenic biosignatures in hypersaline microbial mats of Baja California

Geobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 376-393

  Orphan, V J ^a   Jahnke, L L ^b   Embaye, T ^b   Turk, K A ^d   Pernthaler, A ^a   Summons, R E ^c   Des Marais, D J ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL DNA; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; LIPID; METHANE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BENTHOS; BIOMARKER; CHEMOTAXONOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; DOMINANCE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROCOSM; PHOTIC ZONE; PHYLOGENETICS; RNA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHANOSARCINA; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LIPIDS; METHANE; METHANOSARCINALES; MEXICO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; GUERRERO NEGRO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ARCHAEA; CYANOBACTERIA; METHANOCOCCOIDES; METHANOLOBUS; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINALES;

EID: 49249097378     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2008.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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