Archaeal lipids and 16S rRNA genes characterizing non-hydrate and hydrate-impacted sediments in the Gulf of Mexico

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-237

  Pi, Yundan ^a   Ye, Qi ^b   Jiang, Hongchen ^c,d   Wang, Peng ^e   Li, Shuguang ^a   Noakes, John ^b   Culp, Randy ^b   Dong, Hailiang ^c   Zhang, Chuanlun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d China University of Geosciences   (China)

^e Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Archaea; Gas hydrates; GDGTs; Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; COLD SEEP; DNA; FRACTIONATION; GAS HYDRATE; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; LIPID; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; MICROORGANISM; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; RNA; SEAFLOOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ARCHAEA; CRENARCHAEOTA; THERMOPLASMATALES;

EID: 70349825713     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450902889411     Document Type: Article

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