High rates of denitrification and nitrate removal in cold seep sediments

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-567

  Bowles, Marshall ^a   Joye, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beggiatoa; carbon remineralization; cold seep; denitrification; nitrogen; sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

BACTERIUM; CARBON; COLD SEEP; DATA SET; DENITRIFICATION; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SULFIDE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TIME SERIES;

ARTICLE; BEGGIATOA; CHEMISTRY; COLD; DENITRIFICATION; GULF OF MEXICO; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

BEGGIATOA; COLD TEMPERATURE; DENITRIFICATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GULF OF MEXICO; NITRATES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BEGGIATOA;

EID: 79951813554     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.134     Document Type: Article

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