Predominance of Methanolobus spp. and Methanoculleus spp. in the archaeal communities of saline gas field formation fluids

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 326-338

  Ehinger, Susan ^a   Seifert, Jana ^b   Kassahun, Andrea ^c   Schmalz, Lorina ^c   Hoth, Nils ^a   Schlömann, Michael ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c Dresden Groundwater Research Centre   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Methanogens; Prokaryote diversity; Subsurface microbiology

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROKARYOTE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHANOCULLEUS; METHANOLOBUS; PROKARYOTA; THERMOTOGALES;

EID: 70449381078     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450902754441     Document Type: Article

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