Degradation of cyanobacterial biomass in anoxic tidal-flat sediments: A microcosm study of metabolic processes and community changes

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 660-669

  Graue, Jutta ^a   Engelen, Bert ^a   Cypionka, Heribert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

anoxic tidal flat sediments; DGGE; fermentation; microcalorimetry; RNA based stable isotope probing; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; SEA WATER; SULFATE;

ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN; METABOLISM; MICROCOSM; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SLURRY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; TIDAL FLAT;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CALORIMETRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DESULFOVIBRIO; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEDIMENT; SPIRULINA;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; CALORIMETRY; CYANOBACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DESULFOVIBRIO; FERMENTATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RNA, BACTERIAL; SEAWATER; SPIRULINA; SULFATES;

ATLANTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOPHAGA; DESULFOVIBRIO; PROPIONIGENIUM; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84857119571     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.120     Document Type: Article

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