Methanogens at the top of the world: occurrence and potential activity of methanogens in newly deglaciated soils in high-altitude cold deserts in the Western Himalayas

Methanogens at the top of the world: occurrence and potential activity of methanogens in newly deglaciated soils in high-altitude cold deserts in the Western Himalayas

Methanogens typically occur in reduced anoxic environments. However, in recent studies it has been shown that many aerated upland soils, including desert soils also host active methanogens. Here we show that soil samples from high–altitude cold deserts in the western Himalayas (Ladakh, India) produc...

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Main Authors: Katrin eAschenbach, Ralf eConrad, Klára eŘeháková, Jiří eDoležal, Kateřina eJanatková, Roey eAngel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Archaea
Cold Climate
Cyanobacteria
Soil Microbiology
Methanogens
desert ecosystems
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00359/full

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