HYDROCARBON DISTRIBUTION OF ALGAE AND BACTERIA, AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN SEDIMENTS
- 1 October 1969
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 64 (2) , 436-443
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.64.2.436
Abstract
The chemical taxonomic relationship of microorganisms has been studied through the hydrocarbon fraction of their chemical constituents. The diagenesis and biological transformations of some hydrocarbons in sediments is suggested, as a result of this information.Keywords
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