A biomarker based on the stable isotopes of nickel

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 10944-10948

  Cameron, Vyllinniskii ^a,b   Vance, Derek ^b   Archer, Corey ^b   House, Christopher H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological fractionation; Early life; Methanogens; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHANE; NICKEL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARCHEAN; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK;

ARCHAEA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; METEOROIDS; METHANE; NICKEL;

EID: 67650507208     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900726106     Document Type: Article

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