Microbial lipid biomarkers detected in deep subsurface black shales
Abstract
Evidence for microbes has been detected in extreme subsurface environments as deep as 2.5 km with temperatures as high as 90 °C, demonstrating that microbes can adapt and survive extreme environmental conditions.
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[1];
[2];
- Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
- Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
- Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
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- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1492462
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- DE# FE0024297
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- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts Journal Volume: 21 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7887
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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Akondi, Rawlings N., Sharma, Shikha, Trexler, Ryan V., Mouser, Paula J., and Pfiffner, Susan M. Microbial lipid biomarkers detected in deep subsurface black shales. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1039/C8EM00444G.
Akondi, Rawlings N., Sharma, Shikha, Trexler, Ryan V., Mouser, Paula J., & Pfiffner, Susan M. Microbial lipid biomarkers detected in deep subsurface black shales. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EM00444G
Akondi, Rawlings N., Sharma, Shikha, Trexler, Ryan V., Mouser, Paula J., and Pfiffner, Susan M. Thu .
"Microbial lipid biomarkers detected in deep subsurface black shales". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EM00444G.
@article{osti_1492462,
title = {Microbial lipid biomarkers detected in deep subsurface black shales},
author = {Akondi, Rawlings N. and Sharma, Shikha and Trexler, Ryan V. and Mouser, Paula J. and Pfiffner, Susan M.},
abstractNote = {Evidence for microbes has been detected in extreme subsurface environments as deep as 2.5 km with temperatures as high as 90 °C, demonstrating that microbes can adapt and survive extreme environmental conditions.},
doi = {10.1039/C8EM00444G},
journal = {Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts},
number = 2,
volume = 21,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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