Relative importance of H2 and H2S as energy sources for primary production in geothermal springs

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 5802-5808

  D'Imperio, Seth ^a   Lehr, Corinne R ^a,d   Oduro, Harry ^b   Druschel, Greg ^b   Kühl, Michael ^c   McDermott, Timothy R ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ELECTRON DONORS; ENERGY YIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WATERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE;

FORECASTING;

HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIUM; ENERGY USE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OUTFLOW; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPRING WATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; CHEMOLITHOTROPH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRON; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROGENOBACULUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROELECTRODE; PHYLOGENY; THERMODYNAMICS; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL SPRING; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYDROGENOBACULUM;

BACTERIA; CHEMOAUTOTROPHIC GROWTH; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WYOMING;

EID: 52649143283     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00852-08     Document Type: Article

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