Microbiology - Resolving a methane mystery

被引：58

作者：

DeLong, EF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Monterey Bay Aquarium Res Inst, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA

来源：

NATURE | 2000年 / 407卷 / 6804期

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D O I：

10.1038/35036677

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Little of the vast stock of methane buried beneath the oceans’ floors seems to escape into the overlying water. Marine sediments are low in oxygen, and it has been suspected that microbes can consume methane in such conditions. Two of the organisms concerned have now been identified.

引用

页码：577 / 579

页数：2

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