Carbon isotope fractionation in bacterial production of methane.
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Anaerobic bacteria from a Pacific Ocean mud cause unusually large carbon isotope fractionations during fermentation of methanol. The methane produced is about 8 percent enriched in C(12), relative to the original methanol. Fractionation factors determined at 30 degrees C and 23 degrees C were 1.081 and 1.094, respectively, which indicates that this process is dependent on temperature.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 130 3389 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1959