Geomicrobiological linkages between short-chain alkane consumption and sulfate reduction rates in seep sediments.

Geomicrobiological linkages between short-chain alkane consumption and sulfate reduction rates in seep sediments.

Marine hydrocarbon seeps are ecosystems that are rich in methane, and, in some cases, short-chain (C2-C5) and longer alkanes. C2-C4 alkanes such as ethane, propane and butane can be significant components of seeping fluids. Some sulfate-reducing microbes oxidize short-chain alkanes anaerobically, an...

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Main Authors: Arpita eBose, Daniel R. Rogers, Melissa M Adams, Samantha B. Joye, Peter R Girguis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Ethane
Gulf of Mexico
Methane
Propane
short-chain alkanes
butane
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00386/full

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