Kinetic oxygen isotope effects during dissimilatory sulfate reduction: A combined theoretical and experimental approach

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2011-2024

  Turchyn, Alexandra V ^a   Brüchert, Volker ^b   Lyons, Timothy W ^c   Engel, Gregory S ^d   Balci, Nurgul ^e   Schrag, Daniel P ^f   Brunner, Benjamin ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL BONDING; GROWTH; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; SULFATE;

EID: 76949099565     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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