Thermophilic anaerobic oxidation of methane by marine microbial consortia

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1946-1956

  Holler, Thomas ^a   Widdel, Friedrich ^a   Knittel, Katrin ^a   Amann, Rudolf ^a   Kellermann, Matthias Y ^b   Hinrichs, Kai Uwe ^b   Teske, Andreas ^c   Boetius, Antje ^a,b,d   Wegener, Gunter ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; RNA 16S; SEA WATER; SULFATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIPID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PROKARYOTE; SEAFLOOR; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BEGGIATOA; CLASSIFICATION; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYLOGENY; SEDIMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BEGGIATOA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA;

GUAYMAS BASIN; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFURELLA; HIPPEA MARITIMA;

EID: 81855222106     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.77     Document Type: Article

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