Metagenomic evidence for H2 oxidation and H2 production by serpentinite-hosted subsurface microbial communities

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Brazelton, William J ^a,b   Nelson, Bridget ^a   Schrenk, Matthew O ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline spring; Hydrogenase; Metagenome; Serpentinization; Subsurface

Indexed keywords

BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BURKHOLDERIALES; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIALES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84862703105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00268     Document Type: Article

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