Anaerobic bacterial degradation of pristenes and phytenes in marine sediments does not lead to pristane and phytane during early diagenesis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-55

  Rontani, Jean François ^a,b   Bonin, Patricia ^a,b   Vaultier, Frédéric ^a,b   Guasco, Sophie ^a,b   Volkman, John K ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; BIOHYDROGENATION; CATALYTIC SITES; EARLY DIAGENESIS; INCREASING PRODUCTION; MARINE SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

PRISTANE;

ALKANE; ALKENE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; DIAGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875772975     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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