Main Title |
Measurement of Methanotroph and Methanogen Signature Phosopholipids for Use in Assessment of Biomass and Community Structure in Model Systems. |
Author |
Nichols, P. D. ;
Mancuso, C. A. ;
White, D. C. ;
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CORP Author |
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Dept. of Biological Science. ;Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Hobart (Australia). Div. of Oceanography. ;Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Inst. for Applied Microbiology.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. |
Year Published |
1987 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-812504; EPA/600/J-87/359; |
Stock Number |
PB88-219811 |
Additional Subjects |
Soils ;
Biomass ;
Spirillacea ;
Natural gas ;
Biochemistry ;
Fatty acids ;
Lipids ;
Digestion(Biology) ;
Methane ;
Profiles ;
Oxidation reduction reactions ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Reprints ;
Methanogea
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB88-219811 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
14p |
Abstract |
Methanotrophic biomass and community structure were assessed for a soil column enriched with natural gas. An increase in microbial biomass, based on phospholipid ester-linked fatty acids (PLFA), was apparent for the natural gas-enriched column relative to a control column and untreated surface soil. Following GC-MS analyses of the derivatized monounsaturated fatty acids, the major component (22 percent of the PLFA) of the natural gas-enriched column was identified as 18:1 delta 10C. The relatively novel fatty acid has only been previously reported as a major component in methanotrophs. Its presence in the soil, together with other supportive evidence, implies that the microbial metabolic group makes a large contribution to the column flora. Other microbial groups were also recognized and differences compared between the soils analyzed. (Copyright (c) 1987 Pergamon Journals Ltd.) |