Geochemical Significance of Biomarkers in the Methane Hydrate-Bearing Sediments from the Shenhu Area, the South China Sea

Biomarkers from methane hydrate-bearing sediments can provide vital evidence for microbial activities associated with methanogenesis and their relation to the formation of methane hydrates. However, the former mainly focus on intact polar lipids from these microorganisms, and rarely investigate mole...

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Main Authors: Qian-Zhi Zhou, Yan Li, Fang Chen, Shui-Fu Li, Shu-Jun Dong, Feng-Lin Zhang, Xiao-Ming Xu, Jiang-Hai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/3/456