A survey of the microbial populations in some Australian coalbed methane reservoirs

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 14-24

  Li, Dongmei ^a   Hendry, Philip ^a   Faiz, Mohinudeen ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogenic gas; Coalbed methane; Port Phillip Basin; Prokaryotes; Surat Basins; Sydney Basin

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC GAS; COALBED METHANE; PORT PHILLIP BASIN; PROKARYOTES; SURAT BASINS; SYDNEY BASIN;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; EARTH SCIENCES; FIREDAMP; GENES; METHANE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURVEYS; WATER ANALYSIS;

EXTRACTION;

COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; DNA; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PROKARYOTE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT PHILLIP BAY; SURAT BASIN; SYDNEY BASIN; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 51249124439     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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