Methanogenesis facilitated by geobiochemical iron cycle in a novel syntrophic methanogenic microbial community

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 10078-10084

  Jiang, Shenghua ^a,c   Park, Sunhwa ^a   Yoon, Younggun ^a   Lee, Ji Hoon ^b   Wu, Wei Min ^c   Phuoc Dan, Nguyen ^d   Sadowsky, Michael J ^e   Hur, Hor Gil ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh   (Viet Nam)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETATE OXIDATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; RE-PRECIPITATION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; NANORODS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

METHANE;

FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYSTALLINITY; GAS PRODUCTION; IRON; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SLURRY; STOCHASTICITY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ACETATES; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VIETNAM;

EID: 84883508876     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402412c     Document Type: Article

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