Microbial methane formation in deep aquifers of a coal-bearing sedimentary basin, Germany

Microbial methane formation in deep aquifers of a coal-bearing sedimentary basin, Germany

Coal-bearing sediments are major reservoirs of organic matter potentially available for methanogenic subsurface microbial communities. In this study the specific microbial community inside lignite-bearing anoxic cenozoic sediments from a coal mine and its contribution to methanogenic hydrocarbon deg...

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Main Authors: Friederike eGruendger, Núria eJiménez, Thomas eThielemann, Nontje eStraaten, Tillmann eLüders, Hans H. Richnow, Martin eKrüger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Coal
methanogenesis
methanogenic archaea
fluvial deposits
stable isotope fractionation
Cenozoic sediments
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00200/full

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