High rates of anaerobic oxidation of methane, ethane and propane coupled to thiosulphate reduction

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3697-3704

  Suarez Zuluaga, Diego A ^a   Weijma, Jan ^a   Timmers, Peer H A ^a   Buisman, Cees J N ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disproportionation; Electron donor acceptor; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ETHANE; METHANE; PROPANE; SULFATE; THIOSULFATE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; DENMARK; GERMANY; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKANES; ANAEROBIOSIS; DENMARK; ETHANE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANY; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROPANE; SULFATES; SULFUR-REDUCING BACTERIA; THIOSULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84925501266     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3606-0     Document Type: Article

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