Sterane and hopane biomarkers capture microbial transformations of complex hydrocarbons in young hydrothermal Guaymas Basin sediments
oleh: Paraskevi Mara, Robert K. Nelson, Christopher M. Reddy, Andreas Teske, Virginia P. Edgcomb
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01 |
Deskripsi
In hydrothermal sediments of Guaymas Basin, hopane and sterane biomarkers undergoing thermal and biological degradation are carried to surficial sediments by hydrothermal fluids, according to geochemical and chromatographic analyses of sediment cores.