Metabolic activity of subterranean microbial communities in deep granitic groundwater supplemented with methane and H 2

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 839-849

  Pedersen, Karsten ^a  

^a Microbial Analytics Sweden AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

acetate; AMO; ATP; redox potential; bacteriophage; microarray

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN; METHANE; SULFATE;

ACETATE; BACTERIOPHAGE; METABOLISM; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PROKARYOTE; REDOX POTENTIAL; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SULFATE;

ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FINLAND; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ARCHAEA; FINLAND; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

FINLAND; OLKILUOTO; SATAKUNTA;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 84875369725     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.144     Document Type: Article

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