Archaeal methane cycling communities associated with gassy subsurface sediments of Marennes-Oléeron Bay (France)

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-43

  Roussel, Erwan G ^a   Sauvadet, Anne Laure ^a   Allard, Jonathan ^c   Chaduteau, Carine ^b   Richard, Pierre ^c   Bonavita, Marie Anne Cambon ^a   Chaumillon, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b Dépt Géosci Mar   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Archaea; mcrA; Methane; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TURBIDITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 58149456652     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450802599284     Document Type: Article

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