The Apparent Involvement of ANMEs in Mineral Dependent Methane Oxidation, as an Analog for Possible Martian Methanotrophy

On Earth, marine anaerobic methane oxidation (AOM) can be driven by the microbial reduction of sulfate, iron, and manganese. Here, we have further characterized marine sediment incubations to determine if the mineral dependent methane oxidation involves similar microorganisms to those found for sulf...

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Main Authors: Victoria J. Orphan, Christopher H. House, Emily J. Beal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/1/1/19