Gradients in microbial methanol uptake: Productive coastal upwelling waters to oligotrophic gyres in the Atlantic Ocean

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 568-580

  Dixon, Joanna L ^a   Sargeant, Stephanie ^a   Nightingale, Philip D ^a   Colin Murrell, J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; loss rates; methanol uptake; methylotrophic bacteria; oligotrophic gyres; upwelling

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (ACCEPTOR); METHANOL; SEA WATER;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; GYRE; METHANOL; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OPEN OCEAN; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWATER; UPWELLING;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER FLOW;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METHANOL; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MAURITANIA;

ANCYLOBACTER AQUATICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIALES; HYPHOMICROBIUM; HYPHOMICROBIUM SP.; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; METHYLOPHAGA; METHYLOPHILUS METHYLOTROPHUS; METHYLOSULFONOMONAS METHYLOVORA; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS;

EID: 84876473264     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.130     Document Type: Article

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