Genomic markers of ancient anaerobic microbial pathways: sulfate reduction, methanogenesis, and methane oxidation.

From: The Biological Bulletin | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: Dhillon, Ashita; Sogin, Mitchell L.; Teske, Andreas | Copyright information

Genomic markers for anaerobic microbial processes in marine sediments--sulfate reduction, methano genesis, and anaerobic methane oxidation--reveal the structure of sulfate-reducing, methanogenic, and methane-oxidizing microbial communities (including uncultured members); they allow inferences about the evolution of these ancient microbial pathways; and they open genomic windows into extreme microbial habitats, such as deep subsurface sediments and hydrothermal vents, that are analogs for th...

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