Aerobic and anaerobic methane oxidation in terrestrial mud volcanoes in the Northern Apennines

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 263-264, Issue , 2012, Pages 210-219

  Wrede, C ^a   Brady, S ^a   Rockstroh, S ^a   Dreier, A ^a   Kokoschka, S ^a   Heinzelmann, S M ^a   Heller, C ^a   Reitner, J ^a   Taviani, M ^b   Daniel, R ^a   Hoppert, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic oxidation of methane; ANME archaea; Mud volcano; Northern Apennines

Indexed keywords

16S RDNA; A-CARBON; ANAEROBIC METHANE OXIDATIONS; ANAEROBIC METHANOTROPH; ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANES; ARCHAEA; CELL COUNT; DIVERSITY ANALYSIS; ELECTRON DONORS; ENERGY SOURCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MUD VOLCANO FIELDS; MUD VOLCANOES; NORTHERN APENNINES; OXIDATION OF METHANE; PROTEOBACTERIA; VENTING SYSTEM;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; CLONING; ECOSYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDATION; VOLCANOES;

METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUD VOLCANO; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXIDATION; PROKARYOTE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84861221292     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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