Carbon Isotope Fractionation in Bacterial Production of Methane

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°C and 23°C were 1.081 and 1.094, re...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1959-12, Vol.130 (3389), p.1658-1659
Main Authors: Rosenfeld, William D., Silverman, Sol R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria, Anaerobic
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Isotopes
Dolphins
Ethanol
Fermentation
Fractionation
Gases
Methane
Methane - metabolism
Methanol - metabolism
Mud
Oceans
Old Medline
Pacific Ocean
Temperature
Waves
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Summary: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°C and 23°C were 1.081 and 1.094, respectively, which indicates that this process is dependent on temperature.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.130.3389.1658-a