Abstract
Certain methanogens have been shown to grow on a Mars soil simulant following a washing procedure using a carbonate buffer. In experiments where liquid fractions from the soil simulant and water mixtures were used in place of the buffer, two out of three of the species demonstrated significantly greater methane production compared to the buffer.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Euryarchaeota / growth & development*
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Euryarchaeota / metabolism
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Mars*
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Methane / biosynthesis*
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Methanobacteriaceae / growth & development
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Methanobacteriaceae / metabolism
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Methanobacterium / growth & development
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Methanobacterium / metabolism
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Methanosarcina barkeri / growth & development
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Methanosarcina barkeri / metabolism
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Soil Microbiology