Growth and activity of ANME clades with different sulfate and sulfide concentrations in presence of methane

Extensive geochemical data showed that significant methane oxidation activity exists in marine sediments. The organisms responsible for this activity are anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea (ANME) that occur in consortia with sulfate-reducing bacteria. A distinct zonation of different clades of ANME...

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Main Authors: Peer H.A. Timmers, H.C. Aura Widjaja-Greefkes, Javier eRamiro-Garcia, Caroline M. Plugge, Alfons J.M. Stams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00988/full